Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Weber, David J ^a,b   Anderson, Deverick J ^c   Sexton, Daniel J ^c   Rutala, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Health care associated infections; Hospital room surfaces; Room contamination

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84876925856     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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