Disinfectants used for environmental disinfection and new room decontamination technology

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

Disinfection; Germicide; Hydrogen peroxide; Surface disinfection; Ultraviolet C light

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MEDICAL DEVICE; PATIENT CARE; ROOM DECONTAMINATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84876913573     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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