Used cot mattresses as potential reservoirs of bacterial infection: Nutrient availability within polyurethane foam

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 526-533

  Jenkins, R O ^a   Sherburn, R E ^a,b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cot death; Cot mattress; Polyurethane; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; NUTRIENTS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROTEINS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; COT DEATHS; COT MATTRESS; MEASURED PARAMETERS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; POPULATION DENSITIES; POTENTIAL RESERVOIR; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROMES;

POLYURETHANES;

AMMONIA; AROMATIC AMINE; PHOSPHATE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; GROWTH; INFANT MORTALITY; LEACHATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DENSITY; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESERVOIR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38349147338     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03609.x     Document Type: Article

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