Cleaning assessment of disinfectant cleaning wipes on an external surface of a medical device contaminated with artificial blood or Streptococcus pneumoniae

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 901-907

  Gold, Kathryn M ^a,b   Hitchins, Victoria M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Infection control; Medical equipment; Reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARTIFICIAL BLOOD; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FORCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; SOIL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; REPROCESSING;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84884901655     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.029     Document Type: Article

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