Intensive care unit environments and the fecal patina: A simple problem?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1333-1334

  Weinstein, Robert A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; environmental contamination; ICU; infection control

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTAMINATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES MICROFLORA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 84858785977     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318241012f     Document Type: Editorial

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