The dermatoscope: A potential source of nosocomial infection?

Melanoma Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-156

  Stauffer, F ^a   Kittler, H ^a   Forstinger, C ^a   Binder, M ^a  

^a Federal Public Health Laboratory Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cross infection; Disinfectants; Epiluminescence microscopy; Human adult prospective studies; Microbiology equipment contamination

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROCOCCUS; MORAXELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS;

EID: 0035037046     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200104000-00010     Document Type: Article

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