Application of a fluorescent dual stain to assess decontamination of tissue protein and prion amyloid from surgical stainless steel during simulated washer-disinfector cycles.
Howlin
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RP
Environmental Healthcare Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. rph@soton.ac.uk
Khammo
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N
Secker
T
T
McDonnell
G
G
Keevil
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CW
D000818:Animals; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011328:Prions / Q000032:analysis*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013523:Surgical Equipment
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011328:Prions; D011506:Proteins; D013193:Stainless Steel