Patient contact is the main risk factor for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of healt...
Patient contact is the main risk factor for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of healthcare workers’ gloves and gowns in the intensive care unit
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United States: Cambridge University Press
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English
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United States: Cambridge University Press
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To determine which healthcare worker (HCW) roles and patient care activities are associated with acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) on HCW gloves or gowns after patient care, as a surrogate for transmission to other patients.
Prospective cohort study.
Medical and surgical intensive care units at a tertiary-care academic in...
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Patient contact is the main risk factor for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of healthcare workers’ gloves and gowns in the intensive care unit
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6442931
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6442931
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0899-823X
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1559-6834
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10.1017/ice.2018.160
