A randomized crossover trial to decrease bacterial contamination on hospital scrubs

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1411-1413

  Boutin, Mallory A ^a   Thom, Kerri A ^a   Zhan, Min ^a   Kristie Johnson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOTHING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SCRUB; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL LOAD; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITE; MICROBIOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL ATTIRE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HUMANS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL ATTIRE;

EID: 84908344063     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678426     Document Type: Article

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