Intrinsic bacterial contamination of a commercial iodophor solution: investigation of the implicated manufacturing plant.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on April 01, 1984

Authors

R L Berkelman1, R L Anderson, B J Davis, A K Highsmith, N J Petersen, W W Bond, E H Cook, D C Mackel, M S Favero, W J Martone

Author Affiliations

1: Hospital Infections Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.

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