Antimicrobial activity of glucoprotamin: A clinical study of a new disinfectant for instruments

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 762-764

  Widmer, Andreas F ^a,b   Frei, Reno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUCOPROTAMIN; SEKUSEPT PLUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN;

DIAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRROLIDINONES; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0142153059     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502128     Document Type: Article

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