Transfer of Clostridium difficile Spores by Nonsporicidal Wipes and Improperly Used Hypochlorite Wipes Practice + Product = Perfection
Open Access
- 1 April 2013
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 34 (4), 441-442
- https://doi.org/10.1086/669871
Abstract
Transfer of Clostridium difficile Spores by Nonsporicidal Wipes and Improperly Used Hypochlorite Wipes Practice + Product = Perfection - Volume 34 Issue 4 - Jennifer L. Cadnum, Kelly N. Hurless, Sirisha Kundrapu, Curtis J. DonskeyKeywords
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