Computer keyboards and faucet handles as reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens in the intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control - Tập 28 Số 6 - Trang 465-471 - 2000
S Bures1, Joel Fishbain, Catherine Uyehara, Jennifer Parker, Benjamin W. Berg
1Department of Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA.

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