Isolation of Acinetobacter baumannii complex and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from hospital rooms following terminal cleaning and disinfection: Can we do better?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 667-672

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Griesenauer, Sandra ^a   Senkel, Diane ^a   Setzer, Janice M ^a   Doll, Sara A ^a   Perry, Annie M ^a   Wiechens, Michelle ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; RISK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VAPOR;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 79958705712     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660357     Document Type: Article

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