Disinfection and the prevention of infectious disease: No adverse effects?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 224-225

  Daschner, Franz ^a   Schuster, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 3042747553     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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