Assessing bactericidal properties of materials: The case of metallic surfaces in contact with air

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-234

  Robine, Enric ^a   Boulangé Petermann, Laurence ^b   Derangère, Dominique ^a  

^a French Scientific and Technical Building Institute (CSTB)   (France)

^b USINOR   (France)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Enterococcus faecalis; Fluorochromic coloration; Stainless steel; Survival

Indexed keywords

COPPER; METAL COMPLEX; STAINLESS STEEL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMIDITY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0036008788     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00371-2     Document Type: Article

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