Microbial Assessment of High-, Medium-, and Low-Touch Hospital Room Surfaces
Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyPublished 18 December 2012
Kirk Huslage, William A. Rutala, Maria F. Gergen, Emily Sickbert-Bennett, David J. Weber
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The majority of hospital-acquired infections are known to result from patients' own endogenous flora, but an estimated 20%40% of HAIs have been attributed to cross infection via the hands of healthcare personnel.
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