Disinfection of iPad to reduce contamination with Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1136-1137

  Kiedrowski, Lee M ^a   Perisetti, Abhilash ^b   Loock, Mark H ^c   Khaitsa, Margaret L ^a   Guerrero, Dubert M ^b,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SANFORD HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; STERILE WATER;

AMBIENT AIR; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; INFECTION CONTROL; INOCULATION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROCOMPUTER; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

BACTERIAL LOAD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84887022582     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.030     Document Type: Letter

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