Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near Hospitalized Patients

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1 February 2004

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Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Vol. 25 (2) , 164-167
https://doi.org/10.1086/502369

Abstract

Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near Hospitalized Patients - Volume 25 Issue 2 - Anita Bhalla, Nicole J. Pultz, Delores M. Gries, Amy J. Ray, Elizabeth C. Eckstein, David C. Aron, Curtis J. Donskey

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