Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes on the intensive care unit

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 620-624

  Whittington, A M ^a   Whitlow, G ^a   Hewson, D ^a   Thomas, C ^a   Brett, Stephen J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSE; STETHOSCOPE;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 66349114085     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05892.x     Document Type: Article

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