Innate resistance to sporicides and potential failure to decontaminate

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-209

  Maillard, J Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Disinfection; Endospores; Resistance; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; METAL; OZONE; PERACETIC ACID; PHTHALALDEHYDE; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SPORICIDAL AGENT; STAINLESS STEEL; TROCLOSENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COST; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORICIDAL AGENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WATER CONTENT;

BACILLUS; CHLORINE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951854001     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.06.028     Document Type: Article

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