Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in planktonic form and biofilms: A biocidal efficacy study of nonthermal dielectric-barrier discharge plasma

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-301

  Joshi, Suresh G ^a,b   Paff, Michelle ^a   Friedman, Gary ^b   Fridman, Greg ^b   Fridman, Alexander ^b   Brooks, Ari D ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric barrier discharge; Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma; Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus; infection control; methicillin resistant S aureus; MRSA; nonthermal plasma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOATING ELECTRODE DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMA; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON;

BIOFILMS; DISINFECTION; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951977332     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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