Radiographic films: potential source of nosocomial infections?

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Feb;22(2):66. doi: 10.1086/503393.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • Female
  • Hand Disinfection
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Pneumonia / microbiology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pseudomonas / isolation & purification
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
  • X-Ray Film / microbiology*