Hospital privacy curtains are frequently and rapidly contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 904-906

  Ohl, Michael ^a,b   Schweizer, Marin ^a,b   Graham, Maggie ^b   Heilmann, Kristopher ^a   Boyken, Linda ^a   Diekema, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Resistant pathogens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIVACY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXTILE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONAL SPACE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870449254     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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