Efficacy of hospital cleaning agents and germicides against epidemic Clostridium difficile strains

Warren N Fawley; Sarah Underwood; Jane Freeman; Simon D. Baines; Katie Saxton; Keith Stephenson; Robert C. Owens; M. H. Wilcox

doi:10.1086/519201

Efficacy of hospital cleaning agents and germicides against epidemic Clostridium difficile strains

Warren N Fawley, Sarah Underwood, Jane Freeman, Simon D. Baines, Katie Saxton, Keith Stephenson, Robert C. Owens, M. H. Wilcox

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To compare the effects of hospital cleaning agents and germicides on the survival of epidemic Clostridium difficile strains.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	920-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	28
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/519201
Publication status	Published - 2007

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