Cardiac surgery, nosocomial infection, and the built environment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 240-241

  Sommerstein, R ^a   Jenni, H ^a   Carrel, T ^a   Marschall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; COOLING; DEVICE MAINTENANCE; EXHAUST GAS; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA INFECTION; OPERATING ROOM; ROOM VENTILATION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84969524458     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.03.026     Document Type: Letter

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