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The Role of the Environment and Colonization in Healthcare-Associated Infections

  • Wohrley J
  • Bartlett A
Springer International Publishing, (2019), 17-36
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98122-2_2
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) can be caused by endogenous host microbial flora or by exogenous microbes, including those found in the hospital environment. Efforts to decrease endogenous pathogens via decolonization and skin antisepsis may decrease the risk...

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Wohrley, J. D., & Bartlett, A. H. (2019). The Role of the Environment and Colonization in Healthcare-Associated Infections. In Healthcare-Associated Infections in Children (pp. 17–36). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98122-2_2

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