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1961. A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Accelerated Copper Textiles on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: The “Investigating Microbial Pathogen Activity of Copper Textiles” (IMPACT) Study

BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) remain critically important problems. Although copper has well-described antimicrobial properties, the impact of copper-impregnated linens on HAIs and MDROs in healthcare settings remains undefined. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Lautenbach, Ebbing, Pegues, David, Fuchs, Barry, Martin, Niels, Nachamkin, Irving, Bilker, Warren, Tolomeo, Pam, Cressman, Leigh, Omorgobe, Jacqueline, Johnson, Kristen, Han, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252431/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1617