# Editorial: Antimicrobial surfaces and airborne pathogens: the new frontiers in hospital safety

**Authors:** Smagul Karazhanov, Luminita Andronic, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Alina Bereanu

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1752935 · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2026-01-05

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), infection (MESH:D007239), HAIs (MESH:D003428)
- **Chemicals:** alcohol (MESH:D000438), copper (MESH:D003300), silver (MESH:D012834), zinc (MESH:D015032), ISO 7581:2023 (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast, species) [taxon 4932], Candidozyma auris (species) [taxon 498019], Staphylococcus capitis (species) [taxon 29388], Escherichia coli (E. coli, species) [taxon 562], Candida albicans (species) [taxon 5476]

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