Patient environment microbial burden reduction: A pilot study comparison of 2 terminal cleaning methods

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 559-561

  Schmidt, Michael G ^a   Anderson, Teri ^a   Attaway, Hubert H ^a   Fairey, Sarah ^a   Kennedy, Carl ^b   Salgado, Cassandra D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental cleaning; Environmental contamination

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATHOGEN LOAD; PILOT STUDY; PUREMIST;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84864666068     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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