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Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities.

Abstract：

:Recent data demonstrate that the contaminated hospital surface environment plays a key role in the transmission of Clostridium difficile. Enhanced environmental cleaning of rooms housing Clostridium difficile-infected patients is warranted, and, if additional studies demonstrate a benefit of "no-touch" methods (eg, ultraviolet irradiation, hydrogen peroxide systems), their routine use should be considered.

journal_name

Am J Infect Control

journal_title

American journal of infection control

authors

Weber DJ,Anderson DJ,Sexton DJ,Rutala WA

doi

10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-05-01 00:00:00

pages

S105-10

issue

5 Suppl

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0196-6553

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1527-3296

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S0196-6553(13)00020-5

journal_volume

41

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