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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877990203321

Autore

McDonnell Gerald E

Titolo

Antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilization [[electronic resource]] : : types, action, and resistance / / Gerald E. McDonnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : ASM Press, c2007

ISBN

1-68367-404-9

1-61344-248-3

1-283-01820-9

9786613018205

1-55581-644-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 p.)

Disciplina

614.4/8

Soggetti

Sterilization

Asepsis and antisepsis

Disinfection and disinfectants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; About the Author; Important Notice; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PHYSICAL DISINFECTION; Chapter 3 CHEMICAL DISINFECTION; Chapter 4 ANTISEPTICS AND ANTISEPSIS; Chapter 5 PHYSICAL STERILIZATION; Chapter 6 CHEMICAL STERILIZATION; Chapter 7 MECHANISMS OF ACTION; Chapter 8 MECHANISMS OF MICROBIAL RESISTANCE; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the various chemical and physical antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilization methods used for infection prevention and contamination control.