Are hygiene standards useful in assessing infection risk?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-384

  White, Liza F ^a   Dancer, Stephanie J ^a   Robertson, Chris ^b   McDonald, John ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GENOTYPE; HAND; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; TOUCH;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 44449125778     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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