Efficacy of three surface disinfectants against spores of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-174

  Horejsh, Douglas ^a   Kampf, Günter ^b,c  

^a Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Surface disinfection

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PEROXYPHTHALATE MAGNESIUM; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; RIBOTYPING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RIBOTYPING; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 79953054368     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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