Use of Copper Surfaces in High-Risk Environments Enhances Patient Safety, Researchers Say
Source: Infection Control Today
February 1, 2012
Plainview Hospital's Dr. Seema Rai and colleagues investigated the impact of copper surfaces on the bacteria found on high-touch surfaces of phlebotomy chairs in an outpatient infectious disease clinic.
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