Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

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

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Environment; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CLOTHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84876924809     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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