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A prospective study of trnasmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRs) between environmental sites and hospitalized patients-the TransFER study

July 2, 2019 by Amy Powell

Chen, LF, et al. (2019). Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 40(1):47-52.

Microbiological Bacterial Transfer events between patients and the environment were obsrved in 18.5% of patient encounters and occurred early in the admission. This study suggests that research on prevention methods beyond the standard practice of room disinfection at the end of a patient’s stay is needed to better prevent acquisition of MDROs through the environment.

Filed Under: Infection Control Report

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