Can household dishwashers be used to disinfect medical equipment?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-159

  Ebner, W ^a   Eitel, A ^a   Scherrer, M ^a   Daschner, F D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Disinfection; Household dishwasher; Medical equipment; Viral contamination

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033949296     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0720     Document Type: Article

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