Handbook of disinfectants and antiseptics:

This well-focused, up-to-date reference details the current medical uses of antiseptics and disinfectants - particularly in the control of hospital-acquired infections - presenting methods for evaluating products to obtain regulatory approval and examining chemical, physical, and microbiological pro...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Dekker 1996
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:This well-focused, up-to-date reference details the current medical uses of antiseptics and disinfectants - particularly in the control of hospital-acquired infections - presenting methods for evaluating products to obtain regulatory approval and examining chemical, physical, and microbiological properties as well as the toxicology of the most widely used commercial chemicals
Discussing formulations that have broad applications for both medical equipment disinfection and antisepsis, the Handbook of Disinfectants and Antiseptics shows how to test the potency of germicides, including topical antiseptics and disinfectants...illustrates the use of neutralizers in antimicrobial efficacy studies...explains the role of antiseptics in infection control and the use of disinfectants for dentistry and contact lenses...covers chlorine, iodine, and glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants...reviews the validity of alcohols as cutaneous antiseptics...elucidates the anti-microbial effects of hydrogen peroxide...and much more
Written by experts from both industry and academia and containing over 1000 bibliographic citations, tables, and drawings, the Handbook of Disinfectants and Antiseptics is an excellent resource for microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, infection control nurses, epidemiologists, toxicologists, chemists, pharmacologists, quality control personnel, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines
Physical Description:VIII, 300 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0824795245

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