A significant number of hospital-acquired infections occur due to inefficient disinfection of
hospital surfaces, instruments and rooms. The emergence and wide spread of multiresistant …

Clostridium difficile‐associated diarrhoea (CDAD) presents mainly as a nosocomial
infection, usually after antimicrobial therapy. Many outbreaks have been attributed to C …

The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents
evidencebased recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and …

The difficulties of successful prion inactivation by chemical agents has led to changes in
recommendations regarding the reprocessing of instruments including flexible endoscopes …

Introduction The reduced susceptibility of biofilms to disinfectants presents a challenge to
the successful reprocessing of medical equipment. This study examined the effect of …

Spore-forming bacteria are a major concern for the food industry as they cause both
spoilage and food safety issues. Moreover, as they are more resistant than vegetative cells …

The aim of the present study was to isolate S. aureus strains resistant to antibiotics,
characterize the genotype profiles of resistance staphylococci, and evaluate the efficacy of …

Clostridium difficile is an important cause of nosocomial diarrhoea. The aim of this study was
to evaluate the potential for Perasafe®, a recently introduced biocide, to contribute to control …

Aim: To evaluate the force decay of orthodontic elastomeric chains after immersion in
disinfecting solutions. Methods: One-hundred and fifty segments of elastomeric chains were …

The effect of three stabilized peracetic acid (PAA) preparations (Bioxal M), with or without
surfactants, on an Escherichia coli biofilm model was studied. The biofilm was prepared in …