Disposable biocidal cubical curtains: Can they prevent the transfer of bacterial pathogens?

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 87-90

  Kotsanas, Despina ^a   Lovegrove, Anita ^a   Sloane, Tracy L ^b   Gillespie, Elizabeth E ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOCIDAL CUBICAL CURTAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865838348     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI12015     Document Type: Article

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