Surface microbial contamination in hospitals: A pilot study on methods of sampling and the use of proposed microbiologic standards

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1000-1002

  Claro, Tânia ^a   O'Reilly, Marese ^a   Daniels, Stephen ^b   Humphreys, Hilary ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contact plates; Environmental contamination; Hospital surfaces; Hygiene standards; Petrifilms

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POLYSORBATE 80; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TROCLOSENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGEN LOAD; PILOT STUDY; SURFACE AREA; SURGICAL WARD; BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84941599352     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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