Antimicrobial Activity of Home Disinfectants and Natural Products Against Potential Human Pathogens

@article{Rutala2000AntimicrobialAO,
  title={Antimicrobial Activity of Home Disinfectants and Natural Products Against Potential Human Pathogens},
  author={William A Rutala and Susan L. Barbee and Nat{\'a}lia Correia Aguiar and Mark D. Sobsey and David J Weber},
  journal={Infection Control \&\#x0026; Hospital Epidemiology},
  year={2000},
  volume={21},
  pages={33 - 38},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:34461187}
}
  • W. RutalaS. L. Barbee D. Weber
  • Published in Infection Control &#x0026… 1 January 2000
  • Medicine, Environmental Science
  • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
A variety of commercial household disinfectants designed for home or institutional use against potential human pathogens, including selected antibiotic-resistant bacteria, were highly effective against potential bacterial pathogens.
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