Efficacy of dry mist of hydrogen peroxide (DMHP) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and use of DMHP for routine decontamination of biosafety level 3 laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2955-2958

  Grare, M ^a   Dailloux, M ^a   Simon, L ^a   Dimajo, P ^a   Laurain, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRY MIST OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOSAFETY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOLS; DECONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LABORATORIES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 53649103230     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00250-08     Document Type: Article

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