Clinical correlation of a skin antisepsis model

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-35

  McDonnell, Gerald ^a   Haines, Kimberly ^a   Klein, Daniel ^a   Rippon, Mark ^b   Walmsley, Rob ^b   Pretzer, Denise ^a  

^a STERIS Corporation   (United States)

^b Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Disinfection; Skin model

Indexed keywords

CALSTAT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SKIN; STUDY; SWINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERRATIA; SKIN; SKIN CARE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033013015     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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