Microbial contamination of hospital bed handsets

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-174

  Young, John M ^a,b   Naqvi, Mubariz ^a   Richards, Lance ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 15744403800     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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