Measurement of the microbial barrier effectiveness of sterilization containers in terms of the log reduction value for prevention of nosocomial infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 285-289

  Dunkelberg, Hartmut ^a   Fleitmann Glende, Friederike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAINER; EXPOSURE; FILTER; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PAPER; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 33744535628     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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