Effectiveness of disinfection with alcohol 70% (w/v) of contaminated surfaces not previously cleaned

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the disinfectant effectiveness of alcohol 70% (w/v) using friction, without previous cleaning, on work surfaces, as a concurrent disinfecting procedure in Health Services. METHOD: An experimental, randomized and single-blinded laboratory study was undertaken. The samples we...

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Main Authors: Maurício Uchikawa Graziano, Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano, Flávia Morais Gomes Pinto, Camila Quartim de Moraes Bruna, Rafael Queiroz de Souza, Cesar Angelo Lascala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000200618&lng=en&tlng=en