
%0 Journal Article
%A Gulliford, Maggie 
%A Gardner, Glenn 
%T Research report: computer surfaces
and cross-infection
%J Healthcare Infection
%D 1998/03/01
%V 3
%N 1
%P 18-20
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HI98118
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HI98118 
%X The computer is fast becoming part of the furniture in many hospital settings. Increasing reliance on the computer for documentation and dissemination of information in patient-care areas has increased the need to consider this equipment as a potential environmental reservoir for microorganisms. This paper reports on a small experimental study which investigated the potential role of computers in cross-infection. The results indicate that computer surfaces are similar to other environmental surfaces and carry the same risks for cross-infection. 
