Contamination, disinfection, and cross-colonization: Are hospital surfaces reservoirs for nosocomial infection?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1182-1189

  Hota, Bala ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTAMINATION; CORONAVIRUS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FOMITES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MYCOSES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 12844278645     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424667     Document Type: Review

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