Environmental Contaminants in Hospital Settings and Progress in Disinfecting Techniques

Medical devices, such as stethoscopes, and other objects found in hospital, such as computer keyboards and telephone handsets, may be reservoirs of bacteria for healthcare-associated infections. In this cross-over study involving an Italian teaching hospital we evaluated microbial contamination (tot...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Messina, Emma Ceriale, Daniele Lenzi, Sandra Burgassi, Elena Azzolini, Pietro Manzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/429780