Contamination, Disinfection, and Cross-Colonization: Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection?
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- 15 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (8) , 1182-1189
- https://doi.org/10.1086/424667
Abstract
Despite documentation that the inanimate hospital environment (e.g., surfaces and medical equipment) becomes contaminated with nosocomial pathogens, tKeywords
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