Cleaning Patient Shower Facilities: A Novel Approach to Reducing Patient Exposure to Aerosolized Aspergillus Species and Other Opportunistic Molds

We previously have demonstrated that the hospital water-distribution system could be a reservoir for airborne molds that leads to secondary aerosolization of these molds in patient shower facilities. In this report, we show that cleaning the floors of patient shower facilities in a bone marrow trans...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2002-10, Vol.35 (8), p.e86-e88
Hauptverfasser:	Anaissie, Elias J., Stratton, Shawna L., Dignani, Maria Cecilia, Lee, Choon-Kee, Mahfouz, Tahsine H., Rex, John H., Summerbell, Richard C., Walsh, Thomas J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aspergillosis - microbiology Aspergillosis - prevention & control Aspergillus Disinfection Humans Opportunistic Infections - microbiology Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control Sanitation Water Microbiology Water Supply
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