Use of quantitative microbial risk assessment for evaluation of the benefits of laundry sanitation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Gibson, LuAnn L ^a   Rose, Joan B ^b   Haas, Charles N ^c  

^a Concurrent Technologies Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYGIENE; INFECTION; LAUNDRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0032787563     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70040-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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