Microbial assessment of high-, medium-, and low-touch hospital room surfaces

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-212

  Huslage, Kirk ^a   Rutala, William A ^a,b   Gergen, Maria F ^b   Sickbert Bennett, Emily E ^a,b   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; TOUCH;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872200266     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669092     Document Type: Article

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