Environmental cleaning and disinfection: Only one piece of the critical care infection control puzzle

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 881-882

  Rupp, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cleaning; disinfection; environment; hand hygiene; healthcare associated infections; infection control

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 79953204323     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820a4dfa     Document Type: Editorial

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