A study of the effects of different disinfectants used in Riyadh Hospitals and their efficacy against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-180

  Baddour, Manal M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TROCLOSENE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 43049092304     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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