The role of the environment in transmission of Clostridium difficile infection in healthcare facilities

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-209

  Weber, David J ^a   Rutala, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOTE; POLLUTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 79952387238     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658670     Document Type: Note

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