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Is your ice machine really clean? Uncovering the presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice machines

Background: Ice is used in healthcare facilities for medical purposes and consumption by the medical staff and the patients, but some studies have revealed significant microbial contamination of ice machines leading to nosocomial outbreaks or pseudooutbreaks and infections by opportunistic pathogens...

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Autores principales: Cazals, Margot, Bedard, Emilie, Prévost, Michèle, Savard, Patrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9614891/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.76