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Contamination Control

Contamination Control is a systematic technical and managerial discipline that designs, implements, and monitors coordinated measures to prevent, reduce, and manage the introduction, proliferation, and impact of biological, particulate, and chemical contaminants in controlled environments, materials, and processes so as to maintain specified cleanliness levels, product integrity, and regulatory compliance.

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Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces

Wilhelm Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis · Planta · 1997 · 6.8K citations

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Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

Lynne M. Sehulster · PubMed · 2003 · 1.4K citations

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Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus:</i> Possible Infection Control Implications

John M. Boyce · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · 1978 · 704 citations · Full text

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APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants

William A. Rutala · American Journal of Infection Control · 1990 · 563 citations

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  1. JL
    Jay L. Perry

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    7 publications · 125 citations

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  2. WW
    W. Whyte

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 144 citations

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  3. MS
    Martin S. Favero

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    5 publications · 704 citations

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  4. CJ
    Curtis J. Donskey

    Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, United States

    5 publications · 686 citations

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  5. DV
    Donald Vesley

    University of Minnesota, United States

    5 publications · 215 citations

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  1. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    2K citations

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    13 h-index

    56 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    12 h-index

    41 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    487 citations

  6. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Washington D.C., United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Research Triangle Park Foundation

    Durham, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    312 citations

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  1. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 44 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Hospital Infection

    32 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 50 publications · 2.7K citations

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  4. Water Research

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Journal of Food Protection

    24 publications · 1.4K citations

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