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AU Sax,H.; Pittet,D.
TI Disinfectants that do
QU Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2000 Aug; 13(4): 395-399
PT journal article
AB Biocides are helpful in different healthcare settings to reduce or eradicate harmful pathogens on the skin, medical devices, and in the environment. This article reviews recent advances in hand hygiene, instrument sterilization, decolonization with mupirocin, and the challenges posed by environmental contamination, and prion disease. Do biocides induce resistance?
AD Infection Control Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
SP englisch