Copper continuously limits the concentration of bacteria resident on bed rails within the intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 530-533

  Schmidt, Michael G ^a   Attaway, Hubert H ^a   Fairey, Sarah E ^a   Steed, Lisa L ^a   Michels, Harold T ^b   Salgado, Cassandra D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Pipe and Fittings   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL BED; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BEDS; COPPER; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84876074007     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670224     Document Type: Article

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