Application of quantitative microbial risk assessment for selection of microbial reduction targets for hard surface disinfectants

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1165-1172

  Ryan, Michael O ^a   Haas, Charles N ^a   Gurian, Patrick L ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^b   Panzl, Brian M ^c   Rose, Joan B ^c  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose response; Fomite; Microbial surface contamination

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOMITE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INFECTION RISK; INOCULATION; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FOMITES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NOROVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84927614084     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.07.024     Document Type: Article

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