Colonization of Hospital Staff Pens - Unmasking Relevant Employee Groups with Inadequate Hygiene Training

Jan Marco Kern, Daniela Pfeifenberger, Kerstin Dollischel and Markus Wallner
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Markus Wallner: Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg Austria

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2025, vol. 60, issue 1, 52199-52206

Abstract: Healthcare-associated infections remain a significant burden, and hospital hygiene algorithms play a central role in their prevention. Medical staff hand hygiene is often in the center of investigations, how- ever, much less attention has been paid to the role of everyday utensils as possible indicators for weak points of the own system.

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Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2025.60.009397

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