Evaluation of bacterial contamination in disinfectants for domestic use;Avaliação da contaminação bacteriana em desinfetantes de uso domiciliar

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 444-448

  Miyagi, Fumie ^a   Timenetsky, Jorge ^a   Alterthum, Flávio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Cidade Universitaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, drug effects ; Benzalkonium compounds, pharmacology ; Burkholderia cepacia, drug effects ; Contamination; Desinfectants, analysis ; Drug resistence, microbial; Serratia marcescens, drug effects

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

DISINFECTANTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA;

EID: 0034304398     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102000000500003     Document Type: Article

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