Selection of the ideal disinfectant

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 855-865

  Rutala, William A ^a   Weber, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODOPHOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; REGISTRATION; SAFETY; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECTS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; STANDARDS;

BACTERIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; SAFETY;

EID: 84902980877     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676877     Document Type: Note

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