MRSA contaminated venepuncture tourniquets in clinical practice

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1038, 2012, Pages 194-197

  Elhassan, Hassan A ^a   Dixon, Teresa ^a  

^a SOUTHEND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHLEBOTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 84859101974     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130411     Document Type: Article

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