Impact of an environmental cleaning intervention on the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci on surfaces in intensive care unit rooms

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-599

  Goodman, Eric R ^a,c   Platt, Richard ^a,b   Bass, Richard ^a   Onderdonk, Andrew B ^a   Yokoe, Deborah S ^a   Huang, Susan S ^a,d,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 47549098621     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588566     Document Type: Article

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