Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of copper surfaces in an outpatient infectious disease practice

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-201

  Rai, Seema ^a   Hirsch, Bruce E ^a   Attaway, Hubert H ^b   Nadan, Richard ^a   Fairey, S ^b   Hardy, J ^b   Miller, G ^b   Armellino, Donna ^a   Moran, Wilton R ^c   Sharpe, Peter ^c   Estelle, Adam ^c   Michel, J H ^c   Michels, Harold T ^c   Schmidt, Michael G ^b  

^a North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Pipe and Fittings   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PHLEBOTOMY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER; DISINFECTION; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 84855543100     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663701     Document Type: Article

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