Choice of sterilizing/disinfecting agent: determination of the Decimal ReductionTime (D-Value)
Efforts to diminish the transmission of infections include programs in which disinfectants play a crucial role. Hospital surfaces and medical devices are potential sources of cross contamination, and each instrument, surface or area in a health care unit can be responsible for spread of infection. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000400013 |