Validation and comparison of three adenosine triphosphate luminometers for monitoring hospital surface sanitization: A Rosetta Stone for adenosine triphosphate testing

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Sciortino, Carmen V ^a,b   Giles, R Allen ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Limit of detection; Linearity; Precision

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINLESS STEEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866990385     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.318     Document Type: Article

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