Pyjamas and sheets as a potential source of nosocomial pathogens

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-92

  Malnick, S ^a   Bardenstein, R ^a   Huszar, M ^a   Gabbay, J ^b   Borkow, G ^b  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Cupron Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA; PATIENT CARE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXTILE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CLOTHING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 48749085430     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.05.021     Document Type: Letter

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