Activity of selected oxidizing microbicides against the spores of Clostridium difficile: Relevance to environmental control

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 320-325

  Perez, Justo ^a   Springthorpe, V Susan ^a   Sattar, Syed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYSORBATE 80; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; RECORDING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 23044492188     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.04.240     Document Type: Article

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