Hydrogen peroxide vapor room disinfection and hand hygiene improvements reduce Clostridium difficile infection, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1354-1356

  Horn, Kim ^a   Otter, Jonathan A ^b,c,d  

^a Flagstaff Medical Center   (United States)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Decontamination; Extended spectrum lactamase; Hand hygiene; Hydrogen peroxide vapor; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; BETA LACTAMASE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VAPOR; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOLATILIZATION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84962240472     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.029     Document Type: Article

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