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Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Conventional Cleaning Regimen in Removing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Contaminated Surfaces in an Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mamoon A. Aldeyab ,
James C. McElnay ,
Salah M. Elshibly ,
Carmel M. Hughes ,
David A. McDowell ,
M. Ann S. McMahon ,
Michael G. Scott  and
Mary P. Kearney
Mamoon A. Aldeyab
Affiliation:
Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Salah M. Elshibly
Affiliation:
United Hospitals Trust, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Carmel M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
David A. McDowell
Affiliation:
Food Microbiology Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
M. Ann S. McMahon
Affiliation:
Food Microbiology Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Michael G. Scott
Affiliation:
United Hospitals Trust, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary P. Kearney
Affiliation:
United Hospitals Trust, Antrim, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , March 2009 , pp. 304 - 306
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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