journal hospital infection
Airborne transmission of respiratory microorganisms is a challenge for
Infection Control. Cough aerosol produced by patients colonized with
multidrug resistant microorganisms (MDRO) was measured for viable counts. In
18% (23/128) MDRO were transmitted. Multivariate analysis revealed that
strength of cough significantly predicts the yield of MDRO on culture plates
(P=0.012).
