Microbial colonization of electrocardiographic telemetry systems before and after cleaning

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 382-389

  Reshamwala, Alice ^a   McBroom, Kathryn ^a   Choi, Yong Il ^b   LaTour, Linda ^a   Ramos Embler, Antoinette ^a   Steele, Rowena ^a   Lomugdang, Virginia ^a   Newman, Margaret ^a   Reid, Colleen ^a   Zhao, Yanfang ^a   Granger, Bradi B ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMETRY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84884946029     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2013365     Document Type: Article

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