Bacterial contamination of health care workers' white coats
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Associations between bacterial contamination of health care workers' hands and contamination of white coats and scrubs.
BACKGROUND Uniforms are potential reservoirs for hospital organisms, potentially reinfecting the hands of health care workers (HCWs). The study aimed to determine the association between the bacterial contamination of HCWs' hands and uniforms (white coats and scrubs). METHODS HCWs working in 5 intensive care units had cultures obtained from their hands and uniforms (white coats or scrubs). Pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0196-6553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.03.009