How quickly do hospital surfaces become contaminated after detergent cleaning?

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-9

  Bogusz, Alexandra ^a   Stewart, Munro ^a   Hunter, Jennifer ^b   Yip, Brigitte ^a   Reid, Damien ^a   Robertson, Chris ^c,d,e   Dancer, Stephanie J ^b  

^a Hairmyres Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

cleaning standards; detergents; environmental contamination; hospital cleaning; hospital acquired infection; MRSA

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PH;

EID: 84874853722     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI12063     Document Type: Article

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