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Bacterial contamination of frequently touched objects in a tertiary care hospital of Pokhara, Nepal: how safe are our hands?

BACKGROUND: Objects frequently touched by patients and healthcare workers in hospitals harbor potential pathogens and may act as source of infectious agents. This study aimed to determine the bacterial contamination of common hospital objects frequently touched by patients, visitors and healthcare w...

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Autores principales:	Bhatta, Dharm Raj, Hamal, Deependra, Shrestha, Rajani, Hosuru Subramanya, Supram, Baral, Nisha, Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Nayak, Niranjan, Gokhale, Shishir
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30128144 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0385-2

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