Post-consumer use efficacies of preservatives in personal care and topical drug products: Relationship to preservative category

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-38

  Ravita, Timothy D ^a   Tanner, Ralph S ^b   Ahearn, Donald G ^c   Arms, Erin L ^b   Crockett, Patrick W ^a  

^a Global Health Sector   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; Drugs; Mascara; Microbial contamination; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONSUMER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG USE; EYE CARE; KLEBSIELLA; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOPICAL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; YEAST;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; LACTOBACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 57649173663     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0468-9     Document Type: Article

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