Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of ambulance cars after short term transport of MRSA-colonised patients is restricted to the stretcher

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Eibicht, S J ^a   Vogel, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulance cars; Contamination; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Stretchers

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STRETCHER;

AMBULANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRETCHERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958724543     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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