Impact of terminal cleaning and disinfection on isolation of Acinetobacter baumannii complex from inanimate surfaces of hospital rooms by quantitative and qualitative methods

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 384-385

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Griesnauer, Sandra ^a   Senkel, Diane ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Multi drug resistant organisms; Persistent contamination

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN UNIT; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISINFECTION; EFFECT SIZE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; STUDENT T TEST; WARD;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL LOAD; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84875542107     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.321     Document Type: Article

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