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Germicidal Capability of Glutaraldehyde-Phenate Disinfectant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael Pfaffenroth ,
Thomas Kloeckl  and
Fred Wadsworth
Michael Pfaffenroth
Affiliation:
Respiratory Therapy, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Thomas Kloeckl
Affiliation:
Respiratory Therapy, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Fred Wadsworth
Affiliation:
Respiratory Therapy, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 4 , Issue 5 , October 1983 , pp. 357
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1983

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