Microbial contamination of computer keyboards in a university setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 507-509

  Anderson, Glenn ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KEYBOARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROCOMPUTER; MOULD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY; YEAST;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 67651015465     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.032     Document Type: Article

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