Spread of Staphylococcus aureus between medical staff and high-frequency contact surfaces in a large metropolitan hospital
Objective: To examine whether bacteria are transferred between the hands of medical staff and high-frequency contact surfaces within and between departments of a major metropolitan hospital, and to further analyze the patterns of cross-transmission. Methods: Microbiological samples were collected fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Nursing Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013215000964 |