Clostridium difficile contamination of blood pressure cuffs: A call for a closer look at gloving practices in the era of universal precautions

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 180-182

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Meyer, Lynn ^b   Jenne, Joan ^b  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; MISSOURI; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0030099543     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s019594170000655x     Document Type: Article

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