Routine disinfection of patients' environmental surfaces. Myth or reality?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-117

  Dharan, S ^b   Mourouga, P ^b   Copin, P ^b   Bessmer, G ^b   Tschanz, B ^b   Pittet, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Detergents; Disinfectants; Nosocomial infections; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BATH; BODY FLUID; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; FURNITURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT; SANITATION; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033028698     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0567     Document Type: Article

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