Browsing by Author "Benavente, Carmen"

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Copper surfaces are associated with significantly lower concentrations of bacteria on selected surfaces ...

Schmidt, Michael G.; Dessauer, Bettina von; Benavente, Carmen; Benadof, Dona; Cifuentes, Paulina; Elgueta, Alicia; Durán Aniotz, Claudia; NNavarrete C., María Francisca (Elsevier, 2016)

Background: Health careeassociated infections result in significant patient morbidity and mortality. Although cleaning can remove pathogens present on hospital surfaces, those surfaces may be inadequately cleaned or ...
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Potential effectiveness of copper surfaces in reducing health care– associated infection rates in a pediatric ...

von Dessauer, Bettina; Navarrete, María S.; Benadof, Dona; Benavente, Carmen; Schmidt, Michael G. (Mosby-Elsevier, 2016)

Background: Studies have consistently shown that copper alloyed surfaces decrease the burden of microorganisms in health care environments. This study assessed whether copper alloy surfaces decreased hospital-associated ...