Efficacy of improved hydrogen peroxide against important healthcare- associated pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1159-1161

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Gergen, Maria F ^a   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84867438406     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668014     Document Type: Article

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