Monitoring the effectiveness of cleaning in four British hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 338-341

  Cooper, Rose A ^a   Griffith, Chris J ^a   Malik, Rifhat E ^a   Obee, Peter ^a   Looker, Nick ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DATA COLLECTION; DISINFECTION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALES;

EID: 34250165041     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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