Surfaces of the hospital environment as possible deposits of resistant bacteria: A review;Superfícies do ambiente hospitalar como possíveis reservatórios de bactérias resistentes: Uma revisão

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1118-1123

  de Oliveira, Adriana Cristina ^a   Damasceno, Quésia Souza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Contamination; Cross infection; Drug resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DISEASE CARRIER; HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS;

EID: 78650439469     PISSN: 00806234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0080-62342010000400038     Document Type: Review

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