Is polyhexamethylene-guanidine hydrochloride (PHMGH) sporicidal? A critical review

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 307-308

  Brill, Florian H H ^a   Gabriel, Henrik ^a  

^a Dr Brill Partner GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GUANIDINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); SURFACTANT; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; POLYHEXAMETHYLENEGUANIDINE;

ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; FUNGUS SPORE; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SPORE GERMINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISINFECTANTS; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84923675575     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000017     Document Type: Note

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