Elevator buttons as unrecognized sources of bacterial colonization in hospitals

BACKGROUND: Elevators are ubiquitous and active inside hospitals, potentially facilitating bacterial transmission. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of bacterial colonization on elevator buttons in large urban teaching hospitals. METHODS: A total of 120 elevator buttons and...

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Autores principales: Kandel, Christopher E, Simor, Andrew E, Redelmeier, Donald A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Medicine Publications, Inc 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426176

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