Evaluating a new paradigm for comparing surface disinfection in clinical practice

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1349-1355

  Carling, Philip C ^a   Perkins, Jennifer ^b   Ferguson, Joann ^b   Thomasser, Anita ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Education and Professional Development   (United States)

^c Ecolab ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; PERACETIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIP SLIDE METHOD; DISINFECTION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROCEDURES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERACETIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908321794     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678424     Document Type: Article

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