In vitro evaluation of a novel process for reducing bacterial contamination of environmental surfaces

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 483-487

  Baxa, Dwayne ^a   Shetron Rama, Lynne ^b   Golembieski, Marisabel ^a   Golembieski, Michelle ^a   Jain, Susmita ^b   Gordon, Milana ^a   Zervos, Marcus ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial surfactant; Escherichia coli; infection control; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GOLDSHIELD 5; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEXTILES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960956896     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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