Effectiveness of an electrochemically activated saline solution for disinfection of hospital equipment

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 543-544

  Fertelli, Dennis ^a   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a   Nerandzic, Michelle M ^a   Sitzlar, Brett ^b   Kundrapu, Sirisha ^c   Donskey, Curtis J ^b,c  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WARD;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PATIENTS' ROOMS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84876091702     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670226     Document Type: Article

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