Environmental contamination of a new general surgical ward

Marshall, Brandon D.L.; Sen, Rachel A.; Chadwick, P R; Keaney, M.G.L.

doi:10.1016/s0195-6701(98)90265-1

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“…28,56,59,96,101 A letter in the Journal of Hospital Infection describes the environmental contamination of a new general surgical ward with MRSA. 111 Infection control personnel sampled the ward before and after the ward was opened. Within the first week, they found that 20% of sampled sites were positive for S. aureus and one of those isolates was MRSA, found on the top of a paper towel holder.…”

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confidence: 99%