Disinfection and sterilization: An overview

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Disinfectants; Germicides; Health care associated infections; Nosocomial; Sterilants

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OZONE; PERACETIC ACID; PHENOL; PHTHALALDEHYDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MUCOSA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; STETHOSCOPE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WATER VAPOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; STERILIZATION; STETHOSCOPES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84876070407     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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