Laboratory evaluation of disposable and reusable disinfectant cloths for cleaning food contact surfaces
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Cleaning and decontamination efficacy of wiping cloths and silver dihydrogen citrate on food contact surfaces.
AIMS To test the efficacy of four wipe cloth types (cotton bar towel, nonwoven, microfibre and blended cellulose/cotton) with either quaternary ammonia cleaning solution or silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) in cleaning food contact surfaces. METHODS Swab samples collected from untreated, cloth-treated and cloth disinfectant-treated surfaces were subjected to hygiene monitoring using adenosi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Infection
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0950-2688,1469-4409
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800054315