Antimicrobial activity of UMFix tissue fixative

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-25

  Cleary, T J ^a,b   Morales, A R ^b   Nadji, M ^b   Nassiri, M ^b   Vincek, V ^b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; MACROGOL; METHANOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS; YEAST;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNGI; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 11244305912     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.021618     Document Type: Article

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