An investigation of the bacterial contamination of ultrasound equipments at a university hospital in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2685-2690

  Mattar, E H ^a   Hammad, L F ^a   Ahmad, S ^b   El Kersh, T A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cleaning methods; Disinfection; Nosocomial infection; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISINFECTION; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; RISK REDUCTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957270727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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