Disinfection of Acinetobacter baumannii-contaminated surfaces relevant to medical treatment facilities with ultraviolet C light

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1166-1169

  Rastogi, Vipin K ^a   Wallace, Lalena ^a   Smith, Lisa S ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BOILING POINT; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL BED; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

EID: 36148984113     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.11.1166     Document Type: Article

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