A study to investigate the importance of purses as fomites
Background: Purses hardly get washed and are discarded, mostly, when they are no longer usable. This study aims to investigate whether women′s and men′s purses can serve as fomites. Materials and Methods: A total of 145 purses from 80 women and 65 men were swabbed and cultured. The bacteria were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Advanced Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=102;epage=102;aulast=Biranjia-Hurdoyal |