Decontamination efficacy of three commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) sporicidal disinfectants on medium-sized panels contaminated with surrogate spores of Bacillus anthracis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Edmonds, Jason M ^a   Sabol, Jonathan P ^b   Rastogi, Vipin K ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EXCET INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASCAD; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERIDOX; STAINLESS STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; WOOD; BACILLUS; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84903288787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099827     Document Type: Article

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