Infections by rapidly growing mycobacteria resistant to disinfectants: A national matter?;Infecções por micobactérias de crescimento rápido resistentes a desinfetantes: Uma problemática nacional?

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 529-533

  Pitombo, Marcos Bettini ^a   Lupi, Otília ^b   Duarte, Rafael Silva ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Disinfectants; Mycobacterium growth Development; Mycobacterium infections; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349106264     PISSN: 01007203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-72032009001100001     Document Type: Editorial

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