Ethanol disinfection of plastic-adherent micro-organisms

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Chambers, S T ^a,b   Peddie, B ^b   Pithie, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Disinfection; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLYCARBONATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN; INOCULATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33646350747     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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