Bacterial contamination of hospital bed control handsets in a surgical setting: A potential marker of contamination of the health care environment

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 656-660

  Brady, Richard R W ^a   Kalima, P ^b   Damani, N N ^c   Wilson, R G ^a   Dunlop, M G ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Victoria Hospitals Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Handset; Hospital; Infection; MRSA; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD;

COLONIC DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 35348871391     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X209347     Document Type: Article

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