Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nursing staff

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 602-604

  Havill, Nancy L ^a   Havill, Heather L ^a   Mangione, Elise ^a   Dumigan, Diane G ^a   Boyce, John M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

adenosine triphosphate; adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay; ATP; cleaning; colony count; disinfection; Housekeeping; infection control methods; infection control standards; microbial

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; CONTROL BUTTON; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; MACHINE HANDLE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; PORTABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; PULSE OXIMETER; STAFF TRAINING; THERMOMETER; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 80052021992     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.030     Document Type: Article

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