A study of three methods for assessment of hospital environmental cleaning

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-85

  Smith, Philip W ^a   Sayles, Harlan ^b   Hewlett, Angela ^a   Cavalieri, R Jennifer ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^b   Rupp, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP device; environmental cleanliness assessment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 84878299650     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI13001     Document Type: Article

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