Efficiency of four sampling methods used to detect two common nosocomial pathogens on textiles

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2099-2105

  Rabuza, Urška ^a   Šostar Turk, Sonja ^a   Fijan, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

elution method; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Morapex; RODAC plates; Staphylococcus aureus; swabbing; Textile hygiene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFICIENCY; LAUNDERING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ELUTION METHOD; HYGIENIC CONDITIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MORAPEX; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; NOSOCOMIAL PATHOGENS; SWABBING;

TEXTILES;

EID: 84870454258     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512445339     Document Type: Article

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