The efficacy of chemical agents in cleaning and disinfection programs

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Vessoni Penna, Thereza Christina ^a   Gava Mazzola, Priscila ^a   Silva Martins, Alzira Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORINE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; POVIDONE IODINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NURSERY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPORE GERMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2942530667     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-1-16     Document Type: Article

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