Microbial burden on environmental surfaces in long-term care facilities: a quantitative analysis
We found frequent environmental contamination with EIP in LTCFs. Colonization status of a resident was a strong predictor of higher levels of EIP being recovered from his/her room.
Authors
- Lauren DiBiase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6983-6234)
- Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2163-0962)
- Amy Powell
- Hajime Kanamori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-5272)
- David Jay Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-4435)
- William A. Rutala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4635-8709)
- Maria F. Gergen
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.129
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78