Antimicrobial activity of home disinfectants and natural products against potential human pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Barbee, Susan L ^c   Aguiar, Newman C ^c   Sobsey, Mark D ^c   Weber, David J ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLIOVIRUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033630769     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501694     Document Type: Article

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