Clinical and cost effectiveness of eight disinfection methods for terminal disinfection of hospital isolation rooms contaminated with Clostridium difficile 027

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-121

  Doan, L ^a   Forrest, H ^a   Fakis, A ^b   Craig, J ^c   Claxton, L ^c   Khare, M ^a  

^a DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorine releasing agent; Clostridium difficile; Cost effectiveness; Disinfection; Environmental surfaces

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 84866428308     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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