Environment cleaning without chemicals in clinical settings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 461-463

  Gillespie, Elizabeth ^a   Wilson, Jill ^a   Lovegrove, Anita ^a   Scott, Carmel ^a   Abernethy, Mardi ^a   Kotsanas, Despina ^a   Stuart, Rhonda L ^a  

^a Monash Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microfiber cloth; Steam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COST; DIARRHEA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; STEAM TECHNOLOGY; ULTRAMICROFIBER CLOTH; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PILOT PROJECTS; STEAM;

EID: 84876945282     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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