Citation
H. Sax et D. Pittet, Disinfectants that do, CURR OPIN I, 13(4), 2000, pp. 395-399
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
09517375
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Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
395 - 399
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7375(200008)13:4<395:DTD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Biocides are helpful in different healthcare settings to reduce or eradicat
e harmful pathogens on the skin, medical devices, and in the environment. T
his article reviews recent advances in hand hygiene, instrument sterilizati
on, decolonization with mupirocin, and the challenges posed by environmenta
l contamination, and prion disease. Do biocides induce resistance? Curr Opi
n infect Dis 13:396-399. (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.