title: Understanding and preventing transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens due to the contaminated hospital environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004203:Disinfection; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital; D006801:Humans