Validity of the four European test strains of prEN 12054 for the determination of comprehensive bactericidal activity of an alcohol-based hand rub

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-231

  Kampf, Guenter ^a,b   Hollingsworth, A ^c  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c MICROBIOTEST Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rub; Bactericidal activity; prEN 12054; Sterillium ; Time kill test

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROPANOL; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; STERILLIUM; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0347983807     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00298-6     Document Type: Article

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