[Study of hand carriage of potential pathogens by neonatal ICU healthcare personnel].
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چکیده
A multicenter surveillance study was performed to determine the rates of hand carriage of potential pathogens among healthcare personnel in four neonatal intensive care units. Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci, and gram-negative bacilli were recovered from 8%, 3%, and 2% of 1000 hand culture samples, respectively.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
دوره 4 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015