Anaesthetists' role in computer keyboard contamination in an operating room

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-153

  Fukada, T ^a   Iwakiri, H ^a   Ozaki, M ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetist; Ethyl alcohol; Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infection; Keyboard

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KEYBOARD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 50949127096     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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