Effectiveness of a chlorine dioxide-based coating on environmental contamination in long-term-care facilities.

Am J Infect Control

Department of Health, Infection Control Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong, China; Infectious Disease Control Training Centre, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.

Published: March 2015

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