title: Response to letter to the editor regarding "Occupational health risks associated with the use of germicides in health care".
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: dweber@unch.unc.edu.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants