Aerosols and Bacteria From Hand Washing and Drying in Indoor Air

Effective hand drying is an important part of hand hygiene that can reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission through cross-contamination of surfaces by wet hands. However, hand drying methods may also cause aerosolisation of pathogenic microorganisms if they are present in washed hands. Th...

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Main Authors: Maria Salomé Gião, Sotiris Vardoulakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.804825/full