Self-disinfecting surfaces

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-13

  Weber, David J ^a,b   Rutala, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TRICLOSAN;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOROVIRUS; NOTE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ALLOYS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COPPER; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84055222961     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663648     Document Type: Note

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