The effect of Virkon®S fogging on survival of Salmonella enterica and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces in a veterinary teaching hospital

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 281-289

  Dunowska, Magdalena ^a   Morley, Paul S ^a   Hyatt, Doreene R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Salmonella; Staphylococcus; Veterinary.; Virkon

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRKON; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MONOPEROXYSULFATE; PEROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; PEROXIDES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SULFURIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13644263283     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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