Bubbles to Wubbles™: An investigation involving the contamination of soap bubble products at a pediatric hospital

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-195

  Dolan, Susan A ^b   Eberhart, Teresa ^b   James, John F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hospitals; Microbial contamination; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; SOAP;

AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; RECREATION; SAFETY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AIR; CHILD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORADO; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOAPS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33746410178     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2006.00065.x     Document Type: Note

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