Home laundering can leave bacteria on uniforms.
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Differential laundering practices of white coats and scrubs among health care professionals.
The role played by health care worker's uniforms on the horizontal transmission of organisms within the hospital is still controversial. To determine the differential laundering practices in regards to white coats and scrubs, we surveyed physicians present at the 3 weekly academic conferences with largest attendance at our hospital (medicine, pediatrics, and anesthesiology). Out of 160 provider...
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دوره 27 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011