Neutralization of chlorhexidine for in vitro testing of disinfectants;Inaktivierung von Chlorhexidin bei der in vitro Desinfektionsmitteltestung

Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin

Volumn 200, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 457-464

  Kampf, Günter ^a   Höfer, Martin ^a   Rüden, Henning ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CYSTEINE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HISTIDINE; POLYSORBATE; SAPONIN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYSTEINE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HISTIDINE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYSORBATES; SAPONINS;

EID: 0031989880     PISSN: 09348859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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