The environment and healthcare-acquired infections
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The role of the surface environment in healthcare-associated infections.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews the evidence demonstrating the importance of contamination of hospital surfaces in the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens and interventions scientifically demonstrated to reduce the levels of microbial contamination and decrease healthcare-associated infections. RECENT FINDINGS The contaminated surface environment in hospitals plays an impor...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.02.131