Peracetic acid in the disinfection of a hospital water system contaminated with Legionella species

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 490-493

  Ditommaso, Savina ^a,c   Biasin, Cinzia ^a   Giacomuzzi, Monica ^a   Zotti, Carla Maria ^a   Cavanna, Alberto ^b   Moiraghi, Angela Ruggenini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Presidio Sanitario San Camillo   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERACETIC ACID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LEGIONELLA; MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING, HOSPITAL; PERACETIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 18844452894     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502573     Document Type: Article

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