Evaluation of sporicidal activities of selected environmental surface disinfectants: Carrier tests with the spores of Clostridium difficile and its surrogates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 718-722

  Omidbakhsh, Navid ^a  

^a Virox Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

bleach; Clostridium difficile; disinfectants; environmental hygiene; hydrogen peroxide; infection control; microbicides; nosocomial infections; sporicides; toilet bowl decontamination

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; GELS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78049397413     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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