The environment and healthcare-acquired infections: Why accurate reporting and evaluation of biological plausibility are important

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 996-997

  Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Maiwald, Matthias ^b,c,d   Dancer, Stephanie J ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

COPPER; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; FOMITES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84881161510     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671741     Document Type: Letter

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