Finding a benchmark for monitoring hospital cleanliness

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-30

  Mulvey, D ^a   Redding, P ^b   Robertson, C ^c   Woodall, C ^a   Kingsmore, P ^d   Bedwell, D ^d   Dancer, S J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Protection Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^e HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATP; Environmental monitoring; Hospital cleaning; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Standards

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DETERGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL CLEANLINESS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BENCHMARKING; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 78650514084     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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