Microbial colonization of nebulizers used by asthmatic children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 454-458

  Cohen, Herman A ^a,c   Kahan, Ernesto ^b,c   Cohen, Zeev ^b,c   Sarrell, Michael ^a,c   Beni, Sara ^a   Grosman, Zahi ^c   Ashkenazi, Shai ^a,c  

^a Schneider Children's Medical Hospital   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Israeli Pediatric Research in Office Clinic (IPROS)   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asthma; Face masks; Filters; Nebulizers; Reservoir cups

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; TERBUTALINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACE MASK; FILTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NEBULIZER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748674225     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02252.x     Document Type: Article

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