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. 2013 May;41(5 Suppl):S12-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.010. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

Curtis J Donskey  1
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Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

Curtis J Donskey. Am J Infect Control. 2013 May.

Abstract

Contaminated environmental surfaces provide an important potential source for transmission of health care-associated pathogens. In recent years, a variety of interventions have been shown to be effective in improving cleaning and disinfection of surfaces. This review examines the evidence that improving environmental disinfection can reduce health care-associated infections.

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