Contamination, disinfection, and cross-colonization: are hospital surfaces reservoirs for nosocomial infection?

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P356DOI10.1086/424667
P698PubMed publication ID15486843
P5875ResearchGate publication ID8229610

P2093author name stringBala Hota
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjecthospital-acquired infectionQ215509
disinfectionQ24887418
P304page(s)1182-1189
P577publication date2004-09-27
P1433published inClinical Infectious DiseasesQ5133764
P1476titleContamination, disinfection, and cross-colonization: are hospital surfaces reservoirs for nosocomial infection?
P478volume39

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