Reducing the potential for phlebotomy tourniquets to act as a reservoir for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-431

  Leitch, A ^a   McCormick, I ^a   Gunn, I ^a   Gillespie, T ^a  

^a WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MRSA; Phlebotomy tourniquets

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHLEBOTOMY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHLEBOTOMY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 33745727907     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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