Properties of an enzyme-based low-level iodine disinfectant

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-229

  Duan, Y ^a   Dinehart, K ^a   Hickey, J ^a   Panicucci, R ^b   Kessler, J ^a   Gottardi, W ^c  

^a Symbollon Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b BIOGEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Disinfectant; Flexible fibreoptic endoscope; Free molecular iodine; Iodine

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IODINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DISINFECTION; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABBIT; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032727789     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0249     Document Type: Article

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