Effectiveness of low-temperature domestic laundry on the decontamination of healthcare workers' uniforms

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1103-1108

  Lakdawala, N ^a   Pham, J ^a   Shah, M ^a   Holton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IRONING; LAUNDRY; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SANITATION; UNIFORM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; CLOTHING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DETERGENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LAUNDERING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILES;

EID: 80054847207     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662183     Document Type: Article

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