title: The environment as a significant cofactor for multiply resistant nosocomial infections.
abstract: The role of antimicrobial agent control in the war against the development of resistance is not the only issue in this conflict. In this article, the role the environment plays in the spread of pathogens is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, VA New York Harbor Health Care System (Brooklyn Campus), NY 11219, USA.
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cua
authors.forename: Larry I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Lutwick
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors