Persistent contamination of fabric-covered furniture by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Implications for upholstery selection in hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-313

  Noskin, Gary A ^a   Bednarz, Patrice ^a   Suriano, Terra ^a   Reiner, Sandra ^a   Peterson, Lance R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHAIR; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FURNITURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0033888331     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.108129     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance
2. A cluster of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in an intensive care unit
3. Hospital-acquired infections with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium transmitted by electronic thermometers
4. Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium with transferable vanB class vancomycin resistance
5. Examination gloves as barriers to hand contamination in clinical-practice
6. Recovery of vancomycin-resistant enterococci on fingertips and environmental surfaces
7. Comparison of genornic methods for differentiating strains of Enterococcus faecium: Assessment using clinical epidemiologic data
8. Survival of enterococci and staphylococci on hospital fabrics and plastic