Ozone gas is an effective and practical antibacterial agent

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 559-563

  Sharma, Manju ^a   Hudson, James B ^b  

^a Viroforce Systems Inc Laboratory   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERICIDE; OZONE; PLASTIC;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY; COTTON; EPIDEMIC; GENERATOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MACHINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PAPER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OZONE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 52149095461     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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