Impact of a multi-hospital intervention utilising screening, hand hygiene education and pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) on the rate of hospital associated meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 172-174

  Simmons, Sarah ^a   Morgan, Melissa ^b   Hopkins, Teresa ^b   Helsabeck, Kim ^b   Stachowiak, Julie ^a   Stibich, Mark ^a  

^a Xenex Healthcare Services   (United States)

^b Moses Cone Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial contamination; disinfection; environment; healthcare associated infections; infection prevention and control; MRSA; patient safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883365880     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177413490813     Document Type: Article

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