A comparative study of the bactericidal activity and daily disinfection housekeeping surfaces by a new portable pulsed UV radiation device

Current Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 581-587

  Umezawa, Kazuo ^a   Asai, Satomi ^a   Inokuchi, Sadaki ^a   Miyachi, Hayato ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION DEVICE; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WARD; DEVICES; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TIME;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84864574497     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0110-y     Document Type: Article

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