High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2017

Autores

cobrado, l (Autor) FMUP; Silva Dias, A (Autor) Outra; Azevedo, MM (Autor) Outra; rodrigues, ag (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Vol. 36

Páginas: 2053-2062

ISSN: 0934-9723

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 19 Citações

Scopus - 18 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00M-WN3

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-017-3042-4

Abstract (EN): Despite considerable efforts, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to be globally responsible for serious morbidity, increased costs and prolonged length of stay. Among potentially preventable sources of microbial pathogens causing HAIs, patient care items and environmental surfaces frequently touched play an important role in the chain of transmission. Microorganisms contaminating such high-touch surfaces include Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, viruses, yeasts and parasites, with improved cleaning and disinfection effectively decreasing the rate of HAIs. Manual and automated surface cleaning strategies used in the control of infectious outbreaks are discussed and current trends concerning the prevention of contamination by the use of antimicrobial surfaces are taken into consideration in this manuscript.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 10