Hospital cleaning in the 21st century

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1473-1481

  Dancer, S J ^a  

^a HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOCIDE; COPPER; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRICLOSAN; ZINC;

CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; DRUG COATING; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL CLEANING; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; STAFF TRAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 85027950519     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1250-x     Document Type: Review

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