Microbial contamination of disinfectants and antiseptics in four major hospitals in Trinidad

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-200

  Gajadhar, Tswana ^a   Lara, Alicia ^a   Sealy, Patricia ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents, local; Disinfectants; Hospitals, infection control; Pseudomonas; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; METHYLATED SPIRIT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0142126213     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892003000800006     Document Type: Article

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