Biocides: Health care applications

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 7376, 2005, Pages 639-642

  Maillard, Jean Yves ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BIOCIDE; CETRIMIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CHLOROCRESOL; COSMETIC; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; POVIDONE IODINE; PRESERVATIVE; TEA TREE OIL; TRICLOSAN; TROCLOSENE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG STABILITY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOZENGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTHWASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; THYROID DISEASE; TOOTH COLOR; TOOTH DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WOUND CARE;

EID: 28644448106     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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