Removing bacteria from hospital surfaces: a laboratory comparison of ultramicrofibre and standard cloths

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-271

  Wren, M W D ^a   Rollins, M S M ^a   Jeanes, A ^a   Hall, T J ^b   Coen P G ^a   Gant, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b Remedy Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; ATP bioluminescence; Clostridium difficile spores; Klebsiella; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; ULTRAMICROFIBER CLOTH;

ACINETOBACTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; STAINLESS STEEL; TEXTILES;

EID: 52949103660     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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