Sustained reduction of microbial burden on common hospital surfaces through introduction of copper

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2217-2223

  Schmidt, Michael G ^a   Attaway, Hubert H ^a   Sharpe, Peter A ^b   John, Joseph ^c   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^d   Morgan, Andrew ^a   Fairey, Sarah E ^a   Singh, Susan ^d   Steed, Lisa L ^e   Cantey, J Robert ^e   Freeman, Katherine D ^f   Michels, Harold T ^g   Salgado, Cassandra D ^e  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Pipe and Fittings   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; COPPER; PLASTIC; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SAFETY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOOD;

EID: 84862739041     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01032-12     Document Type: Article

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