Limitations of the efficacy of surface disinfection in the healthcare setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 570-573

  Williams, Gareth J ^a   Denyer, Stephen P ^a   Hosein, Ian K ^c   Hill, Dylan W ^b   Maillard, Jean Yves ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIGUANIDES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WALES;

EID: 67651108902     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597382     Document Type: Article

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