Bacterial contamination of health care workers' white coats

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-105

  Treakle, Amy M ^a   Thom, Kerri A ^b   Furuno, Jon P ^b   Strauss, Sandra M ^b   Harris, Anthony D ^b   Perencevich, Eli N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CLOTHING; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 63649117025     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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