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Can Copper-Coated Surfaces Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2017

David J. Weber ,
Jonathan A. Otter  and
William A. Rutala
David J. Weber*
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Jonathan A. Otter
Affiliation:
Imperial College London Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, and Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, Infection Prevention and Control, London, United Kingdom
William A. Rutala
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
*
Address correspondence to David J. Weber, MD, MPH, 2163 Bioinformatics, CB #7030, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7030 (dweber@unch.unc.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 7 , July 2017 , pp. 772 - 776
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