Contamination of patients' files in intensive care units: An indication of strict handwashing after entering case notes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 398-401

  Panhotra, Bodh R ^a   Saxena, Anil K ^a   Al Mulhim, Abdulrahman S ^a  

^a KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

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Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 24344474230     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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