Activity of a dry mist-generated hydrogen peroxide disinfection system against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Piskin, Nihal ^a   Celebi, Guven ^a   Kulah, Canan ^a   Mengeloglu, Zafer ^a   Yumusak, Mehtap ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; disinfection; MRSA; Sterinis

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUCIFERA; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROSOLS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SERUM;

EID: 80055099862     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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