Activity of selected oxidizing microbicides against the spores of Clostridium difficile: Relevance to environmental control

Clostridium difficile is an increasingly common nosocomial pathogen, and its spores are resistant to common environmental surface disinfectants. Many high-level disinfectants (eg, aldehydes) are unsuitable for environmental decontamination because they need several hours of contact to be sporicidal....

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2005-08, Vol.33 (6), p.320-325
Hauptverfasser:	Perez, Justo, Springthorpe, V. Susan, Sattar, Syed A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chlorine Compounds - pharmacology Clostridium difficile - drug effects Clostridium difficile - growth & development Disinfectants - pharmacology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Environmental Microbiology Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Hydrogen Peroxide - pharmacology Infectious diseases Medical sciences Miscellaneous Oxides - pharmacology Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Sodium Hypochlorite - pharmacology Spores, Bacterial - drug effects
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