Infection control in healthcare settings: Perspectives for mfDNA analysis in monitoring sanitation procedures

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Valeriani, Federica ^a   Protano, Carmela ^b   Gianfranceschi, Gianluca ^a   Cozza, Paola ^c   Campanella, Vincenzo ^c   Liguori, Giorgio ^d   Vitali, Matteo ^b   Divizia, Maurizio ^c   Romano Spica, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dental healthcare; Healthcare associated infections; MfDNA; Real time PCR; Sanitation procedures; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DENTAL DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH FLORA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BODY FLUID; CROSS INFECTION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SALIVA; STANDARDS;

BODY FLUIDS; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOTA; MOUTH; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SANITATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84981223776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1714-9     Document Type: Article

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