Evaluation of a disinfectant wipe intervention on fomite-to-finger microbial transfer

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3113-3118

  Lopez, Gerardo U ^a   Kitajima, Masaaki ^a   Havas, Aaron ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a   Reynolds, Kelly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOGENS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CERAMIC TILE; MEASURE CONCENTRATION; POLIOVIRUS 1; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE DISINFECTION;

DISINFECTANTS;

BACTERIUM; DATA SET; DISINFECTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

BACTERIUM; DEVICES; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FINGER; FOMITE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FINGERS; FOMITES; HUMANS; VIRUSES;

EID: 84899060094     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.04235-13     Document Type: Article

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