Disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities: What clinicians need to know

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 702-709

  Rutala, William A ^a   Weber, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IODOPHOR; PERACETIC ACID; PHTHALALDEHYDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLEANING; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; DRUG COST; ENDOSCOPE; EYE INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; MUCOSA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; STETHOSCOPE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 4444324684     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423182     Document Type: Review

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