Contamination of room door handles by methicillin-sensitive/methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

被引:100
作者
Oie, S [1 ]
Hosokawa, I [1 ]
Kamiya, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Yamaguchi Univ, Dept Pharm, Ube, Yamaguchi 7558505, Japan
关键词
Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; door handles; contamination;
D O I
10.1053/jhin.2002.1221
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
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The authors, editors, owners and publishers do not accept mu, responsibility for any loss or damage arising from actions or decisions arising from information contained in this Publication; ultimate responsibility. for the treatment of patients lies with the medical practitioner. The opinions expressed arc those of the authors and the incision in this publication of material relating to a particular product, method or technique does not amount to an endorsement of its value of quality, or of the claims made by its manufacturers.
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