Colonization of personal digital assistants used in a health care setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 230-232

  Braddy, Cathleen M ^a   Blair, Janis E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLEANING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SAMPLING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 18844440925     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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