Survival of bacteria on uniforms in relation to risk management in dental clinics

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-285

  van der Reijden, W A ^a   Rood, M ^a   Heijers, J M ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^b   de Soet, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENTAL CLINIC; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK MANAGEMENT; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CLINICS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK MANAGEMENT; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349807581     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.08.003     Document Type: Letter

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