Pathogenic bacteria in sink exit drains

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-199

  Brooke, J S ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CANADA; CITROBACTER; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK REDUCTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 50849104544     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.017     Document Type: Letter

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