Evaluation of cleaning effectiveness in a tertiary hospital following hydrogen peroxide (HPV) fumigation using surface contact plates and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Eleni Mavrogiorgou A B , Robert Ayres A , Brian Ward A , Margaret Graham A and Nicholas Brown A
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A Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
B Corresponding author. Email: eleni.mavrogiorgou@nnuh.nhs.uk
Healthcare Infection 18(1) 45-46 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI13009
Submitted: 21 January 2013 Accepted: 22 January 2013 Published: 27 February 2013
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