Aldahol high-level disinfectant

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-211

  Miner, Norman ^a   Harris, Valerie ^a   Cao, Thuy Dung ^a   Ebron, Towanda ^a   Lukomski, Natalie ^a  

^a MicroChem Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutaraldehyde; mycobactericidal; sporicidal; tuberculocidal

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; CHELATING AGENT; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; POTASSIUM SALT; SODIUM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG FORMULATION; EXPOSURE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

ALDEHYDES; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949918553     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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