Contamination of renal patients' hospital chart covers with vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Handle with care

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 538-541

  Zimbudzi, Edward ^a   Stuart, Rhonda L ^a,b   Korman, Tony M ^a,b   Kotsanas, Despina ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patient chart covers; Renal patients; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 80355137713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.726     Document Type: Article

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