Image analysis method for evaluation of specific and non-specific hand contamination

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 483-494

  Hansen, Tina B ^a   Knochel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cloth swab method; Enterobacteriaceae; Fingertip dipping method; Hand washing; Listeria; Palm imprint method

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; WASHING;

AGAR PLATES; CLOTH-SWAB METHOD; DIPPING METHOD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FINGERTIP DIPPING METHOD; HAND WASHING; IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; PALM IMPRINT METHOD; PURE CULTURE;

CONTAMINATION;

AGAR;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHICKEN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0037223517     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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