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1142. Use of DNA Markers to Assess the Potential for Pathogen Transmission from Physicians’ White Coats
BACKGROUND: Physicians’ white coats are often contaminated, but seldom cleaned. A “bare below the elbows” dress code policy has been advocated as a strategy to reduce the risk for transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens by white coats. However, transfer of contamination by clothing has not b...
Autores principales: | Van Aartsen, Daniel, Thakur, Manish, Dousa, Khalid M, Kanwar, Anubhav, Cadnum, Jennifer, Wong, Yilen Karen Ng, Mana, Thriveen, John, Amrita, Alhmidi, Heba, Donskey, Curtis J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254698/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.975 |
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