Potential micro-organism transmission from the re-use of 3M Red Dot® adhesive electrocardiograph electrodes [1]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-265

  Daley, Andrew J ^a   Hennessy, D ^a   Cullinan, J ^a   Thorpe, S ^a   Alexander, R ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BREVIBACILLUS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DILUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; GEL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

2-PROPANOL; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27144502038     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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