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Novel Hospital Curtains with Antimicrobial Properties: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Marin L. Schweizer, Maggie Graham, Michael Ohl, Kris P. Heilmann, L. Boyken, Daniel J. Diekema

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2012 · 46 citations · 7 references

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CEC privacy curtains increase the time to first contamination as compared with standard curtains. Use of privacy curtains with antimicrobial properties could increase the time between washings and may potentially play a role in decreasing pathogen transmission.

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

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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

Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near Hospitalized Patients

Anita Bhalla, Nicole J. Pultz, Delores M. Gries et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2004 · 415 citations

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter and role of curtains in an outbreak in intensive care units

I. Das, Peter A. Lambert, D.W. Hill et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2002 · 150 citations

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Essential Procedures for Clinical Microbiology

A.P. Fraise · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 1999 · 143 citations · Full text

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