Writing pens as fomites in hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-85

  Bhat, G ^a   Singhal, L ^a   Philip, A ^a   Jose, T ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DEVICE; FOMITE; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WRITING PEN;

EID: 59049095397     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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