Is your ice machine really clean? Uncovering the presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice machines

• मुख्य लेखकों: Margot Cazals (लेखक), Emilie Bedard (लेखक), Michèle Prévost (लेखक), Patrice Savard (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Background: Ice is used in healthcare facilities for medical purposes and consumption by the medical staff and the patients, but some studies have revealed significant microbial contamination of ice machines leading to nosocomial outbreaks or pseudooutbreaks and infections by opportunistic pathogens...