Open AccessMicrobial Load on Environmental Surfaces: The Relationship Between Reduced Environmental Contamination and Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Author(s) -
William A. Rutala,
Hajime Kanamori,
Maria F. Gergen,
Emily Sickbert-Bennett,
Lauren P. Knelson,
Luke F. Chen,
Daniel J. Sexton,
Deverick J. Anderson,
David J. Weber
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw172.128
Subject(s) - medicine , contamination , reduction (mathematics) , environmental health , health care , ecology , biology , geometry , mathematics , economics , economic growth
Microbial Load on Environmental Surfaces: The Relationship Between Reduced Environmental Contamination and Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections William A. Rutala1,2, PhD, MPH, Hajime Kanamori1,2, MD, PhD, MPH, Maria F. Gergen1, MT (ASCP), Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett1,2, PhD, Lauren P. Knelson3, MSPH, Luke F. Chen3, MBBS, MPH, MBA, Daniel J. Sexton3, MD, Deverick J. Anderson3, MD, MPH and David J. Weber1,2, MD, MPH, and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program 1Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 3Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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