Testing chemical germicides against Candida species using quantitative carrier and fingerpad methods

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-75

  Traore O ^a   Springthorpe, V S ^b   Sattar, S A ^b  

^a Hygiène Hospitalière et Médecine   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisepsis; Biocides; Candida; disinfection; Germicides; Handwashing; Infection control

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DILUENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLASS; GLUCOSE; METAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOPICAL AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; INOCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SOIL; WATER HARDNESS; CANDIDA; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANDIDA; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0036370713     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1133     Document Type: Article

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