Evaluation of the efficacy of akacid plus® fogging in eradicating causative microorganism in nosocomial infections

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5867-5871

  Unal, Nevzat ^a   Yanik, Keramettin ^a   Karadag, Adil ^a   Odabasi, Hakan ^a   Esen, Saban ^a   Günaydin, Murat ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology Samsun Maternity and Children Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

A.baumanni; Akacid plus ; Mrsa; Vre

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GUANIDINE; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84921486489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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