A Cumulative Spore Killing Approach: Synergistic Sporicidal Activity of Dilute Peracetic Acid and Ethanol at Low pH Against Clostridium difficile and Bacillus subtilis Spores

Background. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are the primary method of hand hygiene in healthcare settings, but they lack activity against bacterial spores produced by pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and Bacillus anthracis. We previously demonstrated that acidification of ethanol induced rapid...

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Autores principales: Nerandzic, Michelle M., Sankar C, Thriveen, Setlow, Peter, Donskey, Curtis J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv206

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv206

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