Quantification of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis on the hands of health-care workers using a real-time polymerase chain reaction method

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-177

  Horn, P ^a   Schouenborg, P Øland ^a   Brandslund, I ^a,b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological variation; Critical difference; Index of individuality; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Reference interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE VALUE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WARD;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DNA, BACTERIAL; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33947108361     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510600996539     Document Type: Article

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