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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Main Authors: Priscila Gava Mazzola, Angela Faustino Jozala, Letícia Célia de Lencastre Novaes, Patricia Moriel, Thereza Christina Vessoni Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000400013