Disinfection of Hospital Rooms Contaminated With Vancomycin-Resistant Entemcocms faecium

Infection Control

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Byers, Karin E ^a   Durbin, Lisa J ^a   Simonton, Barbara M ^a   Anglim, Anne M ^a   Adal, Karim A ^a   Farr, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 85033935135     PISSN: 01959417     EISSN: 23279451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0195941700087373     Document Type: Article

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