Dermatoscope as vector for transmissible diseases - No apparent risk of nosocomial infections in outpatients

Dermatology

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Hausermann P ^a   Widmer, A ^a   Itin, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dermatoscopy; Dermoscopy; Epiluminescence microscopy; Hospitals, Switzerland; Nosocomial infection; Transmissible disease vector

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; OIL; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DERMATOSCOPE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DERMOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; OXACILLIN; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 28844469900     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089018     Document Type: Article

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