Cleaning House—Environmental Contamination in the Home
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Impact of prescribed cleaning and disinfectant use on microbial contamination in the home.
AIMS To identify and quantify the presence of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, hepatitis A and norovirus in households and to assess the effect of chlorine and quaternary ammonium-based disinfectants following a prescribed use. METHODS AND RESULTS Eleven sites distributed in kitchen, bathroom, pet and children's areas of two groups of 30 homes each: (i) a nonprescribed dis...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Internal Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2168-6106
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1493