Author: Seymour Stanton Block

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 1450

ISBN-13: 9780683307405

This new edition is a comprehensive, practical reference on contemporary methods of disinfection, sterlization, and preservation and their medical, surgical, and public health applications. New topics covered include recently identified pathogens, microbial biofilms, use of antibiotics as antiseptics, synergism between chemical microbicides, pulsed-light sterilization of pharmaceuticals, and new methods for medical waste management. (Midwest).