Comparison of the effect of detergent versus hypochlorite cleaning on environmental contamination and incidence of Clostridium difficile infection
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 54 (2), 109-114
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0195-6701(02)00400-0
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