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Novel photodynamic coating reduces the bioburden on near-patient surfaces thereby reducing the risk for onward pathogen transmission: a field study in two hospitals

Eichner, A. ; Holzmann, T. ; Eckl, D. B. ; Zeman, F. ; Koller, M. ; Huber, M. ; Pemmerl, S. ; Schneider-Brachert, W. ; Bäumler, W.



Abstract

Background: Near-patient surfaces are recognized as a source for hospital-acquired infections. Such surfaces act as reservoirs for microbial contamination by which pathogens can be transmitted from colonized or infected patients to susceptible patients. Routine disinfection of surfaces only results in a temporal elimination of pathogens, and recontamination inevitably occurs shortly between ...

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