Theoretical and experimental aspects of microbicidal activities of hard surface disinfectants: Are their label claims based on testing under field conditions?

Journal of AOAC International

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1944-1951

  Omidbakhsh, Navid ^a  

^a Virox Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BLEACHING; CLEANING; DISINFECTANTS; DRYING; EPOXY RESINS; ETHANOL; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES; NOSOCOMIAL PATHOGENS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE CARRIER TESTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

SURFACE TESTING;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78651505992     PISSN: 10603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/93.6.1944     Document Type: Article

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