Open AccessTransfer of multidrug-resistant bacteria to healthcare workers’ gloves and gowns after patient contact increases with environmental contamination*
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Morgan,
Elizabeth T. Rogawski,
Kerri A. Thom,
J. Kristie Johnson,
Eli N. Perencevich,
Michelle Shardell,
Surbhi Leekha,
Anthony D. Harris
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31823bc7c8
Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , health care , odds ratio , multiple drug resistance , infection control , acinetobacter , contamination , emergency medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , drug resistance , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , ecology , genetics , economics , biology , economic growth
To assess the role of environmental contamination in the transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria to healthcare workers' clothing.