Preventing Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Hospital by Using a Nanotechnology-Based Disinfectant

Belkıs Yolburun, Asiye Karakullukçu, Gökhan Aygün and Mustafa Samasti
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Belkıs Yolburun: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Asiye Karakullukçu: Gümüshane University, Vocational School of Health Services, Gümüshane, Turkey
Gökhan Aygün: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Mustafa Samasti: Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2018, vol. 12, issue 3, 9249-9254

Abstract: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) cause outbreaks and infections by easily spreading in hospitals. Effective cleaning and disinfection play an important role to control and prevent VRE infections...

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences; Biomedical Research; Technical Research; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; Surveillance; Disinfection; Bacoban®; Contamination; Colonization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.12.002255

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