Glutaraldehyde-resistant mycobacterium chelonae from endoscope washer disinfectors

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 519-526

  Griffiths, P A ^a   Babb, J R ^a   Bradley, C R ^a   Fraise, A P ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOFILMS; DISINFECTION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; STRAIN; WATER QUALITY;

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; DIALDEHYDES; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HEAT SENSITIVE; JOHNSON AND JOHNSON; PERACETIC ACIDS; PEROXYGENS; RELEASING AGENT; SODIUM DICHLOROISOCYANURATE; TWO MACHINES;

DISINFECTANTS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030956701     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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