Hospital Clostridium difficile outbreak linked to laundry machine malfunction

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 674-675

  Sooklal, Shelini ^a   Khan, Ayesha ^a   Kannangara, Saman ^a  

^a EASTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Feces; Floor; Mop; Nosocomial; Stool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICES; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INCIDENCE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAUNDERING; LAUNDRY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84901012058     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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