Low frequency of environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an inner city emergency department and a human immunodeficiency virus outpatient clinic

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-153

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a,b   Passaretti, Catherine L ^c   French, Gary L ^a   Ross, Tracy ^c   Carroll, Karen C ^c   Perl, Trish M ^c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cleaning; decontamination; disinfection; ED; HIV; MRSA

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOLONIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HIV; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79952310645     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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