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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2012-11, Vol.40 (9), p.e245-e248
Hauptverfasser:	Munoz-Price, L. Silvia, MD, Arheart, Kristopher L., EdD, Mills, John P., MD, Cleary, Timothy, PhD, DePascale, Dennise, MT, Jimenez, Adriana, MT, Fajardo-Aquino, Yovanit, MD, Coro, Gabriel, MD, Birnbach, David J., MD, MPH, Lubarsky, David A., MD, MBA
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acinetobacter Acinetobacter baumannii Acinetobacter baumannii - isolation & purification Contamination Disease control Disease transmission Enterococcus - isolation & purification Hand - microbiology Hand contamination Hands Health Personnel Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Intensive Care Units Medical personnel Nosocomial infections Pathogens Prevalence Protective Clothing - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Statistics as Topic
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