Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii on computer interface surfaces of hospital wards and association with clinical isolates

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 164-

  Lu, Po Liang ^a,b   Siu, LK ^c   Chen, Tun Chieh ^a,b   Ma, Ling ^c   Chiang, Wen Gin ^a   Chen, Yen Hsu ^a,b   Lin, Sheng Fung ^a   Chen, Tyen Po ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYGIENE; KEYBOARD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TAIWAN; WARD;

EID: 70449482031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-164     Document Type: Article

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