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Microbial Colonization of Electrocardiographic Telemetry Systems Before and After Cleaning

Author(s) -

Alice Reshamwala,

K. McBroom,

Yong Il Choi,

Linda LaTour,

Antoinette Ramos-Embler,

Rowena Steele,

Virginia Lomugdang,

Margaret Newman,

Colleen Reid,

Yanfang Zhao,

Bradi B. Granger

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

american journal of critical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1937-710X

pISSN - 1062-3264

DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2013365

Subject(s) - telemetry , medicine , infection control , colonization , mcnemar's test , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , telecommunications , statistics , mathematics , computer science

Nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms are commonly associated with longer hospital stays up to 12 to 18 days and annual estimated costs of $5.7 billion to $6.8 billion. One common mode of transmission is cross-contamination between patients and providers via surface contaminants on devices such as telemetry systems.

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