Acquisition of bacteria on health care workers' hands after contact with patient privacy curtains
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- 作者：Mike Larocque ; BSca ; Sally Carver ; BSca ; b ; Addison Bertrand ; BSca ; Allison McGeer ; MSc ; MD ; FRCPCa ; c ; d ; amcgeer@mtsinai.on.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Shelley McLeod ; MSca ; b ; Bjug Borgundvaag ; PhD ; MD ; FRCPCa ; b ; e
- 关键词：Bacterial contamination ; hand hygiene
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：11
- 页码：1385-1386
- 全文大小：168 K
文摘
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Health care workers' hands were imprinted before and after touching privacy curtains.
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Half of all participants grew bacteria on their hands after touching curtains.
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All curtain-acquired organisms were skin or oral commensal flora.
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Hand hygiene after touching curtains is important in preventing nosocomial infection.