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Microbial transmission in an outpatient clinic and impact of an intervention with an ethanol-based disinfectant
BACKGROUND: Halting the spread of harmful microbes requires an understanding of their transmission via hands and fomites. Previous studies explored acute and long-term care environments but not outpatient clinics. Objectives of this study were to track microbial movement throughout an outpatient cli...
Autores principales: | Reynolds, Kelly A., Sexton, Jonathan D., Pivo, Trevor, Humphrey, Kyle, Leslie, Rachel A., Gerba, Charles P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30195405 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.06.017 |
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