Bedside Bibles, notes trolleys and other forgotten sites for cleaning

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-201

  Lloyd Hughes, R ^a   Talbot, S ^b   Jumaa, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 43949123227     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.001     Document Type: Letter

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