Bacterial colonization of respiratory therapists' pens in the intensive care unit

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 500-503

  Wolfe, David F ^a   Sinnett, Scott ^a   Vossler, James L ^a   Przepiora, Josephine ^a   Engbretson, Brenda G ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fomite; Nosocomial infection; Pen; Respiratory therapist; Transmission; Writing implement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FOMITE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICS; WRITING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROCOCCUS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WRITING;

EID: 66849128090     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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