Bacterial contamination of ward-based computer terminals [1]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 314-315

  Man, G S ^a   Olapoju, M ^a   Chadwick, M V ^a   Vuddamalay, P ^b   Hall, A V ^b   Edwards, A ^a   Kerr, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPUTER; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAND WASHING; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WARD; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAND; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HAND; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 0036886045     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1302     Document Type: Editorial

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