Antimicrobial disinfection effect of a laundering procedure for hospital textiles against various indicator bacteria and fungi using different substrates for simulating human excrements

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-257

  Fijan, S ^a   Koren, S ^b   Cencic A ^a   Sostar Turk S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Disease prevention; Disinfection effect; Laundry hygiene; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FAT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LAUNDRY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWEAT; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILE; TEXTILE WASHING;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; HEAT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LAUNDRY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE;

EID: 33847264883     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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