Contamination of blood pressure cuffs by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and preventive measures

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 707-709

  Matsuo, M ^a   Oie, S ^a   Furukawa, H ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure cuff; Contamination; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 85027937936     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-013-0961-7     Document Type: Article

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