Decontamination with vaporized hydrogen peroxide is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 448-452

  Kahnert, Antje ^a   Seiler, Peter ^a,b   Stein, M ^a   Aze, Bruno ^a,c   McDonnell, Gerry ^a,c   Kaufmann, S H E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c STERIS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal room; Disinfection; Inactivation; Room decontamination; Vaporized hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DECONTAMINATION; MAMMALS; OXIDATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMAL ROOM; EXPOSED TO; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; INACTIVATION; M. TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ROOM DECONTAMINATION; TEST RUNS; TISSUE CULTURE PLATES; VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

MICROBIOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAMINATION; DECOMPOSITION; DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SAMPLING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TISSUE CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS; VAPORIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 20044390054     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01683.x     Document Type: Article

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