Efficacy of super-oxidized water fogging in environmental decontamination

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 386-390

  Clark, J ^a   Barrett, S P ^a   Rogers, M ^b   Stapleton, R ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sterilox Technologies International ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Environmental decontamination; MRSA; Superoxidised water

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SAFETY;

ACINETOBACTER; AEROSOLS; CERAMICS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 33750527152     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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