Chlorine dioxide for Legionella spp. disinfection: a danger for cross-linked polyethylene pipes?

J Hosp Infect. 2011 Jul;78(3):242-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.002. Epub 2011 Apr 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Caustics / chemistry*
  • Chlorine Compounds / chemistry*
  • Chlorine Compounds / pharmacology
  • Corrosion*
  • Disinfectants / pharmacology
  • Disinfection / methods*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Legionella / drug effects
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Oxides / pharmacology
  • Polyethylene / chemistry*
  • Water Microbiology

Substances

  • Caustics
  • Chlorine Compounds
  • Disinfectants
  • Oxides
  • chlorine dioxide
  • Polyethylene