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Alhmidi, H., Cadnum, J. L., Koganti, S., Jencson, A. L., Rutter, J. D., Bonomo, R. A., Wilson, B. M., Mayer, J., Samore, M. H., & Donskey, C. J. (2019). Shedding of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by colonized patients during procedures and patient care activities. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 40(3), 328–332.
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Carling, P. C., & Bartley, J. M. (2010). Evaluating hygienic cleaning in health care settings: What you do not know can harm your patients. American Journal of Infection Control, 38(5), S41–S50.
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Istenes, N., Bingham, J., Hazelett, S., Fleming, E., & Kirk, J. (2013). Patients’ potential role in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections: Prevalence of contamination with bacterial pathogens and patient attitudes toward hand hygiene. American Journal of Infection Control, 41(9), 793–798.
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Crawford, C., Vanoli, E., Decorde, B., Lancelot, M., Duprat, C., Josserand, C., Jilesen, J., Bouadma, L., & Timsit, J.-F. (2021). Modeling of aerosol transmission of airborne pathogens in ICU rooms of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure. Scientific Reports, 11(1).
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Weinstein, R. A., & Hota, B. (2004). Contamination, Disinfection, and Cross-Colonization: Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection? Clinical Infectious Diseases, 39(8), 1182–1189.
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Istenes, N., Bingham, J., Hazelett, S., Fleming, E., & Kirk, J. (2013). Patients’ potential role in the transmission of health care-associated infections: Prevalence of contamination with bacterial pathogens and patient attitudes toward hand hygiene. American Journal of Infection Control, 41(9), 793–798.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.11.012

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Alfa, M. J., Dueck, C., Olson, N., DeGagne, P., Papetti, S., Wald, A., Lo, E., & Harding, G. (2008). UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol. BMC Infectious Diseases, 8(1).
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John, A. R., Alhmidi, H., Cadnum, J. L., Jencson, A. L., Gestrich, S., & Donskey, C. J. (2018). Evaluation of the potential for electronic thermometers to contribute to spread of healthcare-associated pathogens. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(6), 708–710.
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