Antiseptic "Resistance": Real or Perceived Threat?
Open Access
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (11) , 1650-1656
- https://doi.org/10.1086/430063
Abstract
Biocides (antiseptics, disinfectants, preservatives, and sterilants) are critical components of intervention strategies used in clinical medicine forKeywords
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