Air Contamination around Patients Colonized with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Air Contamination around Patients Colonized with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
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DOI:
10.1086/667373
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Bernard, Louis
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作者:
Bernard, Marie Charlotte;Lanotte, Philippe;Bernard, Louis
Care-related infections are a major public health concern. Their transmission can be associated with environmental factors. This study looks at air contamination around 45 patients colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We found that 30 hospital rooms (67%) were contaminated with MDRO species and 10 rooms (22%) were contaminated with at least 1 MDRO.