The role of the environment in the spread of emerging pathogens in at-risk hospital wards

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 104-112

  Cristina, Maria Luisa ^a   Spagnolo, Anna Maria ^a   Orlando, Paolo ^a   Perdelli, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

emerging pathogens; hospital environment; hospital infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885468062     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: 14735601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRM.0b013e328365c506     Document Type: Article

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