Contamination of examination gloves in patient rooms and implications for transmission of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-65

  Diaz, Maureen H ^b   Silkaitis, Christina ^a   Malczynski, Michael ^a   Noskin, Gary A ^b   Warren, John R ^b   Zembower, Teresa ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SUSPENSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SURGICAL GLOVE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 39449126243     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524338     Document Type: Article

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