Evaluation of the decontamination efficacy of new and reprocessed microfiber cleaning cloth compared with other commonly used cleaning cloths in the hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-292

  Diab Elschahawi, Magda ^a   Assadian, Ojan ^a   Blacky, Alexander ^a   Stadler, Maria ^a   Pernicka, Elisabeth ^b   Berger, Jutta ^a   Resch, Helene ^a   Koller, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

cleaning; cloth; decontamination; Microfiber; reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAUNDRY; NONHUMAN; SOIL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXTILE WASHING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951974121     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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