Patricia Cruz, Mark Buttner, and David Woodard (all Environmental and Occupational Health), along with Adam Obenza, '19 Master of Public Health, co-authored an article, “Microbial Contamination on Ambulance Surfaces: A Systematic Literature Review,” in the Journal of Hospital Infection.
The aim of the study was to determine whether organisms commonly associated with health care-associated infections have been detected on surfaces in the patient-care compartment of ambulances.