Evaluation of presence of Staphylococcus aureus on the beds of Hospital Escola's Intensive Care Unit, concerning, the position on the mattress, before and after cleaning;Avaliação da presença de Staphylococcus aureus nos leitos do Centro de Terapia Intensiva do Hospital Escola da Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, em relação ã posição no colchão antes e após a limpeza

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 685-688

  Mundim, Guilhermo Justino ^a   Dezena, Roberto Alexandre ^a   Santana De Oliveira, Ana Carolina ^a   Da Silva, Paulo Roberto ^a   Cardoso, Marilda ^a   De Araújo Pereira, Gilberto ^a   De Morais, César Augusto ^a   Sarreta Terra, Ana Paula ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Disinfection; Hospital's infection; Intensive Care Unit; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLEANING; COLONY FORMATION; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0742306190     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822003000600007     Document Type: Article

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