To discover a possible route for cross-infection from podiatric drill handpieces

Foot

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Sherrard Brisley, J ^a,b   Robinson, C ^a  

^a Leaf Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CROSS INFECTION; DRILL; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PODIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030891495     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-2592(97)90001-8     Document Type: Article

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