A close look at alcohol gel as an antimicrobial sanitizing agent

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 332-338

  Paulson, Daryl S ^a   Fendler, Eleanor J ^b   Dolan, Michael J ^b   Williams, Ronald A ^b  

^a BioScience Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Regency Manor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROXYLENOL; DERMAPRO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GEL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN IRRITATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032838337     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70053-2     Document Type: Article

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