Journal article
Antimicrobial surfaces to prevent healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review
Abstract
Contamination of the healthcare environment with pathogenic organisms contributes to the burden of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). Antimicrobial surfaces are designed to reduce microbial contamination of healthcare surfaces. We aimed to determine whether antimicrobial surfaces prevent HCAI, transmission of antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs), or microbial contamination, we conducted a systematic review of the use of antimicrobial …
Authors
Muller MP; MacDougall C; Lim M; Protection and Promotion TOAFH; Prevention and Control TPIDACOI; Armstrong I; Bialachowski A; Callery S; Ciccotelli W; Cividino M
Journal
Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 7–13
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2015.09.008
ISSN
0195-6701