Evaluating the thoroughness of environmental cleaning in hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-274

  Carling, P C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 40649129661     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.10.023     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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4. Carling P.C., Von Beheren S., Kim P., and Woods C. for the Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Study Group. Intensive care unit environmental cleaning - an evaluation of 16 hospitals using a novel assessment tool. J Hosp Infect 68 (2008) 39-44