Broad-spectrum microbicidal activity, toxicologic assessment, and materials compatibility of a new generation of accelerated hydrogen peroxide-based environmental surface disinfectant

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 251-257

  Omidbakhsh, Navid ^a   Sattar, Syed A ^b  

^a Virox Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBICIDE; PROTEIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EYE IRRITATION; EYE TOXICITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INHALATION; LD 50; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; SERUM; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SOIL MICROFLORA; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING; VIRUS; VIRUS ENVELOPE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEROXIDES;

EID: 33744505789     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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