Estimating bacterial surface contamination by means of ATP determinations: 20 pence short of a pound

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 354-355

  Malik, D J ^a   Shama, G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL ENERGY; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUKARYOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN;

BENCHMARKING; DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84858298556     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.021     Document Type: Letter

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