Antimicrobial activity of a new intact skin antisepsis formulation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Russo, Antonello ^a   Luigi Viotti, Pier ^b   Vitali, Matteo ^c   Clementi, Massimo ^d  

^a Eurospital SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLORAL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISINFECTION; DRUG FORMULATION; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; SKIN; VIRUS INHIBITION;

EID: 0037388239     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.41     Document Type: Article

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