The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens

By J. Otter, S. Yezli, G. French. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2011

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Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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• Pseudomonas aeruginosa: new insights into pathogenesis and host defenses. (2013, methodology): “antibiotics (Otter et al., 2011).”
• Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination (2015, background): “For contaminated surfaces to play a role in transmission, a respiratory pathogen must be shed into the environment, have the capacity to survive on surfaces, transfer to hands or other equipment at a concentration above the infectious dose, and be able to initiate infection through contact with the ”