The stethoscope and cross-infection revisited [5]

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 510, 2005, Pages 54-55

  Sanders, Stuart ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

AGAR MEDIUM; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CROSS INFECTION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL; INCUBATION TIME; INTERNET; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN FLORA; STETHOSCOPE; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 11944260298     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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