Staphylococcus aureus and stethoscopes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 468-

  Kennedy, Karina J ^a   Dreimanis, Dianne E ^a   Beckingham, Wendy D ^a   Bowden, Francis J ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; MANNITOL; TRICLOSAN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLEANING; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; MCNEMAR TEST; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STETHOSCOPE;

EID: 0038061509     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05295.x     Document Type: Letter

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