A comparative study of ethylene oxide gas, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, and low-temperature steam formaldehyde sterilization

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 486-489

  Kanemitsu, Keiji ^a   Imasaka, Takayuki ^b   Ishikawa, Shiho ^a   Kunishima, Hiroyuki ^a   Harigae, Hideo ^a   Ueno, Kumi ^a   Takemura, Hiromu ^c   Hirayama, Yoshihiro ^b   Kaku, Mitsuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Department of Medical Systems   (Japan)

^c ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SAMPLING;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; JAPAN; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 18844413529     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502572     Document Type: Article

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