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Recontamination of Healthcare Surfaces by Repeated Wiping with Biocide-Loaded Wipes: “One Wipe, One Surface, One Direction, Dispose” as Best Practice in the Clinical Environment
The wiping of high-touch healthcare surfaces made of metals, ceramics and plastics to remove bacteria is an accepted tool in combatting the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). In practice, surfaces may be repeatedly wiped using a single wipe, and the potential for recontaminati...
Autores principales: | Edwards, Nicholas W. M., Best, Emma L., Goswami, Parikshit, Wilcox, Mark H., Russell, Stephen J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766459/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352868 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249659 |
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