Patients' bath basins as potential sources of infection: A multicenter sampling study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Johnson, Debra ^a   Lineweaver, Lauri ^b   Maze, Lenora M ^c  

^a Westerly Hospital   (United States)

^b Cardiac Critical Care   (Mexico)

^c WISHARD HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BATHS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849097299     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009968     Document Type: Article

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