Bacterial contamination on surfaces of public areas in hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-196

  Wang, Y L ^a   Chen, W C ^a   Chen, Y Y ^a   Tseng, S H ^a   Chien, L J ^a   Wu, H S ^a   Chiang, C S ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; STREPTOGRAMIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BURKHOLDERIA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 74749105033     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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