The relationship between traditional dress and bacterial contamination in the hospital setting-a cross sectional study

The relationship between traditional dress and bacterial contamination in the hospital setting-a cross sectional study

Background/Introduction: Healthcare worker uniforms are a potential reservoir for microorganisms, and thus contaminated dress may transmit pathogenic organisms in hospital settings. This study aims at isolating the bacteria from traditional dresses used in a tertiary care hospital, Saudi Arabia, and...

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Main Authors: Omar A. Abu Suliman, Waleed M. Kattan, Osama A. Marglani, Syed A. Raza, Razaz A. Felimban, Mohamed K. Alzahrani, Suhaib E. Bahri, Waed S. Jameel, Moataz Alknawy, Enas A. Tantawy, Shalam Nikhat Sheerin, Burhanudin Saha, Hanadi Aljedani, Tareq Awad, Moustafa El Hefnawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Human Factors in Healthcare
Subjects:
Traditional dress
Nosocomial
Infection
Thop
Abaya
Whitecoat
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772501421000026

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