Survival of pneumococcus on hands and fomites

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Smith Vaughan, Heidi ^a,b   Crichton, Faith ^a,b   Beissbarth, Jemima ^a,b   Morris, Peter S ^a,b,c   Leach, Amanda J ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77953505186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-112     Document Type: Article

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