Efficacy of novel antimicrobial gloves impregnated with antiseptic dyes in preventing the adherence of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-300

  Reitzel, Ruth A ^a   Dvorak, Tanya L ^a   Hachem, Ray Y ^a   Fang, Xiang ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Raad, Issam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL GLOVE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 65249141758     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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