Washing toys in a neonatal intensive care unit decreases bacterial load of potential pathogens

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-198

  Naesens, R ^a   Jeurissen, A ^a   Vandeputte, C ^b   Cossey, V ^c   Schuermans, A ^c  

^a GZA Sint Augustinus   (Belgium)

^b Neonatal Intensive Care Unit   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOMITE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCUBATOR; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FOMITES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 58249135199     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.10.018     Document Type: Letter

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