The effectiveness of existing and modified cleaning regimens in a Welsh hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Griffith, C J ^a   Obee, P ^a   Cooper, R A ^a   Burton, N F ^a   Lewis, M ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bro Taf Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Environmental surface contamination; Hospital acquired infection; meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DETERGENT; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WALES;

EID: 34547662094     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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