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Environmental Surface Contamination

Environmental Surface Contamination is a type of microbial contamination that specifically refers to the presence of pathogenic or potentially harmful microorganisms on inanimate surfaces within the operating room environment, distinguishing it from other forms of contamination by its locus on environmental fomites that can serve as reservoirs for healthcare-associated infections.

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12.8K

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889

Authors

339

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2017–2026

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Publications

144

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Yian Kim Tan, Po Ying Chia et al. · JAMA · 2020 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus:</i> Possible Infection Control Implications

John M. Boyce · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Po Ying Chia, Kristen K. Coleman, Yian Kim Tan et al. · Nature Communications · 2020 · 948 citations · Full text

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Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications

John M. Boyce, Gail Potter-Bynoe, Claire Chenevert et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1997 · 678 citations

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Contamination, Disinfection, and Cross-Colonization: Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection?

Robert A. Weinstein, Bala Hota · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 635 citations · Full text

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Authors

889

  1. SO
    Shigeharu Oie

    Yamaguchi University Hospital, Japan

    4 publications · 157 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. AK
    Akira Kamiya

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    3 publications · 130 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. SW
    Sean Wei Xiang Ong

    National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore

    3 publications · 3.3K citations

    3

    h-index

  4. OT
    Oon Tek Ng

    Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

    3 publications · 3.3K citations

    3

    h-index

  5. YK
    Yian Kim Tan

    National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore

    3 publications · 3.3K citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

339

  1. Yamaguchi University Hospital

    Ube, Japan

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    413 citations

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    540 citations

  4. DSO National Laboratories

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    11.6K citations

  5. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    568 citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    755 citations

  7. National Centre for Infectious Diseases

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    47 publications

    41.7K citations

  8. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    20 publications

    11.2K citations

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  1. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 9 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 7 publications · 416 citations

    7

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  3. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 7 publications · 368 citations

    7

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 138 citations

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  5. Journal of Hospital Infection

    4 publications · 382 citations

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