Aerosol survival of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-220

  Thompson, K A ^a   Bennett, A M ^a   Walker, J T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol transmission; Healthcare associated infections; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958714449     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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