Gaseous chlorine dioxide as an alternative for bedbug control

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 495-499

  Gibbs, Shawn G ^a   Lowe, John J ^a   Smith, Philip W ^a   Hewlett, Angela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CIMEX; CIMEX HEMIPTERUS; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; WARD;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BEDBUGS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; GASES; OXIDES; PATIENTS' ROOMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859371872     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665320     Document Type: Article

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