Contamination of hospital curtains with healthcare-associated pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1074-1076

  Trillis III, Floyd ^a   Eckstein, Elizabeth C ^a   Budavich, Rachel ^a   Pultz, Michael J ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HAND; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 54949113789     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591863     Document Type: Article

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