Understanding and Preventing Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens Due to the Contaminated Hospital Environment INTRODUCTION

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Weber, David J. [1 ,2 ]
Rutala, William A. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Univ North Carolina Hlth Care, Dept Hosp Epidemiol, Chapel Hill, NC USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis, Chapel Hill, NC USA
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VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS; SURFACES; DECONTAMINATION; ACQUISITION; RISK; INCREASES; BACTERIA; CONTACT;
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10.1086/670223
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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