Sporicides for Clostridium difficile: The devil is in the detail

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-188

  Wilcox, M H ^a   Fraise, A P ^b   Bradley, C R ^b   Walker, J ^c   Finch, R G ^d  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinfectants; In vitro assays; Quality assessment; Sporicides

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SPORICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; DISINFECTION; HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION SOCIETY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MANDATORY TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPOROCIDAL ACTIVITY; SPOROGENESIS; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79951852726     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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