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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 29(11): 1074-6, 2008 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18823274
ABSTRACT
In a culture survey, we found that 42% of hospital privacy curtains were contaminated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 22% with ethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and 4% with Clostridium difficile. Hand imprint cultures demonstrated that these pathogens were easily acquired on hands. Hospital curtains are a potential source for dissemination of healthcare-associated pathogens.