Environmental decontamination with ultraviolet radiation to prevent recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in 2 roommates in a long-term care facility

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 535-536

  Sitzlar, Brett ^a   Vajravelu, Ravy K ^a   Jury, Lucy ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b   Jump, Robin L P ^a,b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MALE; RECURRENT INFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DECONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84859342352     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665310     Document Type: Letter

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