Use of hypochlorite solution to decrease rates of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-207

  McMullen, Kathleen M ^a,d   Zack, Jeanne ^b   Coopersmith, Craig M ^c   Kollef, Marin ^c   Dubberke, Erik ^c   Warren, David K ^c  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Mailstop 90 75 500 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 33847713419     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511791     Document Type: Article

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