Environmental Microorganisms as a Risk Factor of Healthcare-Associated Infections—Prevention Measures and Epidemiology
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2025) | Viewed by 608
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Interests: healthcare workers ; infection prevention and epidemiology; multidrug resistant organisms; public health
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Dear Colleagues,
Microorganism present in the healthcare environment could be a source of serious infections in patients and healthcare workers. Traditional and modern decontamination plays an important role in the prevention of microorganism transmission. Effectively implemented care bundles for the prevention of most common infection types is also of great importance in the prevention of transmission of microorganisms in healthcare environments. We cordially invite authors to submit articles focusing on all aspects of epidemiology and prevention of transmission of microorganisms (Clostridioides difficile, multidrug-resistant bacteria, air-borne viruses, etc.) in healthcare environments as a part of improving patient safety.
Dr. Anna Różańska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- healthcare-associated infections
- hospital cleaning
- modern disinfection
- infection etiology
- infection prevention
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