Bacterial contamination of patient hospital charts

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-40

  Marinella, Mark A ^a,b   Elder, B Laurel ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROCOCCUS; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033988790     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-200009010-00011     Document Type: Article

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