Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of hospital curtains

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-190

  Klakus, J ^a   Vaughan, N L ^a   Boswell, T C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SILVER IMPREGNATION;

BEDDING AND LINENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 39049155212     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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