Blood pressure cuff as a potential vector of pathogenic microorganisms: A prospective study in a teaching hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 940-943

  De Gialluly, C ^a,b   Morange, V ^a   De Gialluly, E ^a   Loulergue, J ^a   Van Der Mee, N ^a   Quentin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REVIEW; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 33748993452     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507284     Document Type: Review

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