Decreased activity of commercially available disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds when exposed to cotton towels

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 908-911

  Engelbrecht, Kathleen ^a   Ambrose, Dianna ^a   Sifuentes, Laura ^b   Gerba, Charles ^b   Weart, Ilona ^a   Koenig, David ^a  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; HAI; Hospital surfaces; Inactivation; Microfiber

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FIBER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TOWEL;

DISINFECTION; HAI; HOSPITAL SURFACES; INACTIVATION; MICROFIBER;

ADSORPTION; DISINFECTANTS; GOSSYPIUM; HUMANS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TEXTILES;

EID: 84884908883     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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