Environmental and body contamination from cleaning vomitus in a health care setting: A simulation study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 397-401

  Phan, Linh ^a   Su, Yu Min ^a   Weber, Rachel ^a   Fritzen Pedicini, Charissa ^a   Edomwande, Osayuwamen ^a   Jones, Rachael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental service workers; fluorescein; health care; infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; SHOE COVER; SIMULATION; TOWEL; VOMITING; BUILDING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STANDARDS;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FLUORESCEIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 85034975401     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.10.003     Document Type: Article

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