Erratum (DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.033);Decontamination of laundry at low temperature with CuWB50, a novel copper-based biocidal compound

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 478-483

  Hall, Tony J ^a   Wren, Michael W D ^b   Jeanes, Annette ^b   Gant, Vanya A ^b  

^a Remedy Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; COPPER DERIVATIVE; DETERGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; ENERGY COST; LAUNDRY; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67651062423     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.12.001     Document Type: Erratum

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