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Antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilization : types, action, and resistance /

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Provides descriptive background material covering the applications and various chemical and physical processes used for microbial control. An array of biocides is described, and the variables affecting their safe and effective use are detailed. The advantages, disadvantages, limitations, and correct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDonnell, Gerald E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Sterilization.
Asepsis and antisepsis.
Disinfection and disinfectants.
Antisepsis
Asepsis
Disinfectants
Disinfection
Sterilization
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Physical disinfection
  • Chemical disinfection
  • Antiseptics and antisepsis
  • Physical sterilization
  • Chemical sterilization
  • Mechanisms of action
  • Mechanisms of microbial resistance.