Determination of decimal reduction time (D-value) of chemical agents used in hospital disinfection Determinação do tempo de redução decimal (valor D) dos agentes químicos empregados em desinfecção hospitalar
Prior to selecting disinfectant for low, intermediate and high (sterilizing) levels, the decimal reduction time, D-value, for the most common or persistent bacteria identified on a medical device or at a health care facility should be determined. The D-value was determined by inoculating 100 mL of d...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2003-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000500011 |