The role played by contaminated surfaces in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 687-699

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a,b   Yezli, Saber ^b   French, Gary L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DNA; RNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOMITE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOROVIRUS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL;

EID: 79958739691     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660363     Document Type: Review

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