The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Copper Alloy Furnishing in the Clinical Environment: A crossover study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Karpanen, T J ^a   Casey, A L ^a   Lambert, P A ^b   Cookson, B D ^c   Nightingale, P ^a   Miruszenko, L ^a   Elliott, T S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COPPER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FURNITURE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATHOGEN LOAD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WARD;

ALLOYS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84055174297     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663644     Document Type: Article

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