Decontamination of a hospital room using gaseous chlorine dioxide: Bacillus anthracis, francisella tularensis, and Yersinia pestis

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 533-539

  Lowe, John J ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a   Iwen, Peter C ^a,b   Smith, Philip W ^a,b   Hewlett, Angela L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Chlorine dioxide; Decontamination; Francisella tularen sis; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; DRUG EFFECT; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84884494840     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.818241     Document Type: Article

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