Influence of applied volume on efficacy of 3-minute surgical reference disinfection method prEN 12791

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 7066-7069

  Kampf, Günter ^a,b   Ostermeyer, Christiane ^a  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; CORRELATION METHODS; DISINFECTANTS; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGERY;

BACTERIAL PREVALUE; N-PROPANOL; PEARSON'S CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; SURGICAL HAND DISINFECTION;

DISINFECTION;

PROPANOL;

DISINFECTION; MEDICINE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

1-PROPANOL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SKIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DUDLEYA EDULIS;

EID: 10444248915     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.12.7066-7069.2004     Document Type: Article

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