Bacterial contamination on touch surfaces in the public transport system and in public areas of a hospital in London

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 803-805

  Otter, J A ^a,b   French, G L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; MRSA; MSSA; Public; Surface; Transport; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HOSPITALS; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD CARS;

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; METHICILLIN; MRSA; MSSA; PUBLIC; PUBLIC AREAS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPORT;

CONTAMINATION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HOSPITAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SANITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOUCH; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70449476881     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02728.x     Document Type: Article

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