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Bioaerosol concentrations generated from toilet flushing in a hospital-based patient care setting

BACKGROUND: In the United States, 1.7 million immunocompromised patients contract a healthcare-associated infection, annually. These infections increase morbidity, mortality and costs of care. A relatively unexplored route of transmission is the generation of bioaerosols during patient care. Transmi...

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Autores principales: Knowlton, Samantha D., Boles, Corey L., Perencevich, Eli N., Diekema, Daniel J., Nonnenmann, Matthew W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29423191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0301-9