Hand-touch contact assessment of high-touch and mutual-touch surfaces among healthcare workers, patients, and visitors
Journal of Hospital InfectionPublished 7 March 2015
Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Pui Hing Chau, W.M. Lee, Sara K.Y. Ho, D.W.Y. Lee, Simon Yung-Chun So
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Patients' surroundings may be links in the transmission of nosocomial infections Because many are frequently touched and mutually contacted by HCWs, patients, and visitors, the focus of hand hygiene education, environmental disinfection, and other system changes should be enhanced with respect to high-touch and mutual-touch items.
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Patients' surroundings may be links in the transmission of nosocomial infections because many are frequently touched and mutually contacted by HCWs, patients, and visitors. Therefore, the focus of hand hygiene education, environmental disinfection, and other system changes should be enhanced with respect to high-touch and mutual-touch items.
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