Choice of sterilizing/disinfecting agent: determination of the Decimal ReductionTime (D-Value)

• Main Authors: Priscila Gava Mazzola (Author), Angela Faustino Jozala (Author), Letícia Célia de Lencastre Novaes (Author), Patricia Moriel (Author), Thereza Christina Vessoni Penna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Efforts to diminish the transmission of infections include programs in which disinfectants play a crucial role. Hospital surfaces and medical devices are potential sources of cross contamination, and each instrument, surface or area in a health care unit can be responsible for spread of infection. T...