Staphylococcus aureus recovery from cotton towels

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-228

  Oller, Anna R ^a   Mitchell, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bleach; Infection; Staphylococcus; Towels; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DETERGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL VIABILITY; CLOTHING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD; INOCULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STUDENT T TEST; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PIMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67649460916     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.40     Document Type: Article

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