Lopez, PJ and Ron, O and Parthasarathy, P and Soothill, J and Spitz, L (2009) Bacterial counts from hospital doctors' ties are higher than those from shirts. Am J Infect Control , 37 (1) 79 - 80.
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Abstract
Doctor ties are often contaminated with bacteria, and it has been suggested that they should not be worn. We have compared bacterial counts from the ties and shirt pockets of 50 doctors. Counts were higher (P = .002) from ties that were rarely, if ever, cleaned than from shirts that were washed every 2 days or more frequently. The results support the need for further research on unwashable clothing of hospital staff
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bacterial counts from hospital doctors' ties are higher than those from shirts |
| Additional information: | DA - 20090127IS - 1527-3296 (Electronic)LA - engPT - Journal ArticleSB - IM |
| Keywords: | article, Child, Clothing, Colony Count, Microbial, Environmental Microbiology, health, Health Personnel, Hospitals, Humans, isolation & purification, Research, Staphylococcus aureus, surgery, United Kingdom |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Child Health |
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