Survival of nosocomial pathogenic bacteria at ambient temperature

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Smith, Sharon M ^a,b   Eng, Robert H K ^a,b   Padberg Jr , Frank T ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; pathogen viability; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYSTYRENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030434642     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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