Do neckties and pens act as vectors of hospital-acquired infections?

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1604-1605

  Pisipati, Sailaja ^b   Bassett, Deborah ^a   Pearce, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired infections; Neckties; Pens; Vectors

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOTHING; DISEASE CARRIER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CLOTHING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE VECTORS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; WRITING;

EID: 67149093284     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08440.x     Document Type: Note

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