Maria F. Gergen

Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study

Deverick J. Anderson, Luke F. Chen, David J. Weber et al. · The Lancet · 2017 · 353 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Bacterial Contamination of Keyboards: Efficacy and Functional Impact of Disinfectants

William A. Rutala, Matthew S. White, Maria F. Gergen et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2006 · 179 citations

Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Microbiology +17

Comparative evaluation of the sporicidal activity of new low-temperature sterilization technologies: Ethylene oxide, 2 plasma sterilization systems, and liquid peracetic acid

William A. Rutala, Maria F. Gergen, David J. Weber · American Journal of Infection Control · 1998 · 151 citations

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Food Preservation +12

Decontamination of Targeted Pathogens from Patient Rooms Using an Automated Ultraviolet-C-Emitting Device

Deverick J. Anderson, Maria F. Gergen, Emily C. Smathers et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2013 · 137 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Efficacy of Selected Hand Hygiene Agents Used to Remove <i>Bacillus atrophaeus</i> (a Surrogate of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i>) From Contaminated Hands

David J. Weber, Emily Sickbert-Bennett, Maria F. Gergen et al. · JAMA · 2003 · 128 citations · Full text

Public Health, Dermatology, Infectious Diseases +17