Equal efficacy of glucoprotamin and an aldehyde product for environmental disinfection in a hematologic transplant unit: A prospective crossover trial

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1077-1080

  Meinke, Ruth ^a   Meyer, Bernhard ^b   Frei, Reno ^a   Passweg, Jakob ^a   Widmer, Andreas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ECOLAB DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONEX; DISINFECTANT AGENT; INCIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ALDEHYDES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRROLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84867473445     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668028     Document Type: Article

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