"Our job is to break that chain of infection": Challenges environmental management services (EMS) staff face in accomplishing their critical role in infection prevention
Abstract Objectives: Contaminated surfaces in healthcare settings contribute to the transmission of nosocomial pathogens. Adequate environmental cleaning is important for preventing the transmission of important pathogens and reducing healthcare-associated infections. However, effective cleaning pra...
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Main Authors: | Cassie Cunningham Goedken (Author), Linda McKinley (Author), Erin Balkenende (Author), Stacey Hockett Sherlock (Author), Mary Jo Knobloch (Author), Eli N. Perencevich (Author), Nasia Safdar (Author), Heather Schacht Reisinger (Author) |
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2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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