A survey of environmental service workers' knowledge and opinions regarding environmental cleaning

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-179

  Jennings, Andrea ^a   Sitzlar, Brett ^a   Jury, Lucy ^a  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Environmental surfaces; Health care associated infections; Infection control

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE WORKER; FACE VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873096796     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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