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Bacterial colonization and succession in a newly opened hospital

Authors :
Lax, Simon
Sangwan, Naseer
Smith, Daniel
Larsen, Peter
Handley, Kim M.
Richardson, Miles
Guyton, Kristina
Krezalek, Monika
Shogan, Benjamin D.
Defazio, Jennifer
Flemming, Irma
Shakhsheer, Baddr
Weber, Stephen
Landon, Emily
Garcia-Houchins, Sylvia
Siegel, Jeffrey
Alverdy, John
Knight, Rob
Stephens, Brent
Gilbert, Jack A.
Source :
Science Translational Medicine; May 2017, Vol. 9 Issue: 391
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Patients share their microbiota with their rooms and with nursing staff, and this shapes the microbial ecology of the hospital environment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19466234 and 19466242
Volume :
9
Issue :
391
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Science Translational Medicine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs42093314
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aah6500