Sinks in Healthcare Facilities Are a Potential Source for Dissemination of Candida Species
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505. Quantitative Analysis of Microbial Burden on Hospital Room Environmental Surfaces Contributing to Healthcare-Associated Infections William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH; Hajime Kanamori, MD, PhD, MPH; Maria Gergen, MT (ASCP); Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS; Lauren P. Knelson, MSPH; Luke F. Chen, MBBS, MPH, MBA, CIC, FRACP; Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH, FSHEA, FIDSA; Daniel Sexton and David J. Weber, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina, Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network, Durham, North Carolina, Medicine, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017