Cleaned, ready-to-use, reusable electrocardiographic lead wires as a source of pathogenic microorganisms

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Albert, Nancy M ^a   Hancock, Kelly ^b   Murray, Terri ^b   Karafa, Matthew ^c   Runner, Jack C ^d   Fowler, Susan B ^e   Nadeau, Colleen Austel ^f   Rice, Karen L ^g   Krajewski, Susan ^a  

^a Nursing Research and Innovation   (United States)

^b Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d North Coast Clinical Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^e Atlantic Health   (United States)

^f SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNGI; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249281324     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010304     Document Type: Article

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