Feasibility study for epidemic prevention and control in a regional hospital

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 859-865

  Chen, Yung Liang ^a   Yeh, Ming Yang ^b   Huang, Shau Yen ^c   Liu, Chi Ming ^b   Sun, Chi Chen ^b   Lu, Hsu Feng ^a,b,c   Chiu, Tsan Hung ^d   Hsia, Te Chun ^d,e   Chung, Jing Gung ^e,f  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air quality control; Bio Kil; Ozone water

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING STAFF; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SANITATION; SKIN PROTECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EPIDEMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HAND; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84863030379     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2011.730     Document Type: Article

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