Microbial Community Profiling in Intensive Care Units Expose Limitations in Current Sanitary Standards

Microbial Community Profiling in Intensive Care Units Expose Limitations in Current Sanitary Standards

Hospital-associated infections (HAIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Organisms causing these infections are often present on surfaces around the patient. Given that microbiota may vary across different ICUs, th...

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Main Authors: Lucas Ferreira Ribeiro, Erica M. Lopes, Luciano T. Kishi, Liliane Fraga Costa Ribeiro, Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti, Gilberto Gambero Gaspar, Rafael Silva-Rocha, María-Eugenia Guazzaroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
ICU cleaning
intensive care unit
healthcare-associated infections
NICU biomarkers
cross-contamination
polyhexamethylene biguanide
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00240/full

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