Computers in anesthesia and intensive care: Lack of evidence that the central unit serves as reservoir of pathogens

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-304

  Quinzio, Lorenzo ^a   Blazek, Michael ^a   Hartmann, Bernd ^a   Röhrig, Rainer ^a   Wille, Burkhard ^b   Junger, Axel ^a   Hempelmann, Gunter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b Inst for Hosp Hyg/Infect Control   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Computers; Hygiene; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PATHOGENESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SAMPLE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 20444444010     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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