Transmission of nosocomial pathogens by white coats: an in-vitro model

J Hosp Infect. 2010 Jun;75(2):137-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.11.024. Epub 2010 Mar 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / transmission*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / transmission*
  • Cross Infection / transmission*
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / transmission*
  • Health Personnel*
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Protective Clothing / microbiology*
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Swine