Effects of environmental disinfection on the isolation of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus after a hospital-associated outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2019, Pages 1516-1518

  Ko, Jae Hoon ^a   Kim, Si Ho ^a   Lee, Nam Yong ^a   Kim, Yae jin ^a   Cho, Sun Young ^a   Kang, Cheol In ^a   Chung, Doo Ryeon ^a   Peck, Kyong Ran ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Sodium hypochlorite; VRE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WARD; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 85068801594     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.05.032     Document Type: Article

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