Airborne microflora in a respiratory ward

IAQ Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Thornton, Tom ^a   Fletcher, Louise A ^a   Beggs, Clive B ^a   Elliott, Mark W ^b   Kerr, Kevin G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Harrogate Health Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTERS; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISMS; MICROFLORA; MORAXELLA; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; NOSOCOMIAL PATHOGENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; HOSPITALS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84874188192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21664870     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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