Impact of a Probiotic-Based Cleaning Intervention on the Microbiota Ecosystem of the Hospital Surfaces: Focus on the Resistome Remodulation.

Contamination of hospital surfaces by clinically-relevant pathogens represents a major concern in healthcare facilities, due to its impact on transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and to the growing drug resistance of HAI-associated pathogens. Routinely used chemical disinfectants...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Caselli, Maria D'Accolti, Alberta Vandini, Luca Lanzoni, Maria Teresa Camerada, Maddalena Coccagna, Alessio Branchini, Paola Antonioli, Pier Giorgio Balboni, Dario Di Luca, Sante Mazzacane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4757022?pdf=render