Stability and bactericidal activity of chlorine solutions

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-327

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Cole, Eugene C ^a   Thomann, Charlotte A ^b   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0032061658     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141372     Document Type: Article

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