Efficacy of decontaminants and disinfectants against Clostridium difficile

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1218-1224

  Vohra, Prerna ^a   Poxton, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTICHLOR; AMMONIA; ANIONIC SURFACTANT; BUFORMIN; DECON 90; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MICROSOL 3+; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEROXYMONOSULFATE POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; TRIGENE ADVANCE; TROCLOSENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRKON;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BROTH DILUTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79960427673     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.030288-0     Document Type: Article

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