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Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward
  Introduction / objectives
The role of the hospital environment as a reservoir of infection is poorly understood. Therefore, baseline levels of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Clostridium difficile contamination on surfaces were determined in an ICU ward. The aim was to determine whether contamination differs at certain times of the day, if recovery of pathogens is influenced by total background contamination and to what extent cleaning affects contamination levels.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 2011

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Biomed Central

  • DOI:

    10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P185

  • ISSN:

    1753-6561

  • Library of Congress:

    RT Nursing

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    610 Medicine & health

Citation

Ram, A., Gibb, A. P., Templeton, K., Holmes, A., Swann, D., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). Recovery of MRSA and Clostridium difficile in an ICU ward. BMC proceedings, 5, 185-185. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P185

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Keywords

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus); Clostridium difficile; contamination; hospital cleaning;

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