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Transmission of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> from dry surface biofilm (DSB) via different types of gloves

Shamaila Tahir, Durdana Chowdhury, Mark legge, Honghua Hu, Greg Whiteley, Trevor Glasbey, Anand K. Deva, Karen Vickery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2018 · 23 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus incorporated into environmental DSB and covered by extracellular polymeric substances readily contaminates gloved hands and can be transferred to another surface. These results confirm the possibility that DSB contributes to HAI acquisition.

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Hassan Ahmed Khan, Fatima Kanwal Baig, Riffat Mehboob · Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine · 2017 · 797 citations · Full text

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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

Evaluation of Hospital Room Assignment and Acquisition of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection

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Risk of Hand or Glove Contamination After Contact With Patients Colonized With Vancomycin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus</i> or the Colonized Patients' Environment

Mary K. Hayden, Donald Blom, Elizabeth A. Lyle et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2007 · 294 citations