Microbial contamination of antiseptic-soaked cotton balls

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 667-669

  Oie, Shigeharu ^a   Kamiya, Akira ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Benzalkonium chloride; Cotton balls; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COTTON; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0030804852     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.20.667     Document Type: Article

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