Should doctors wear ties?
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 63; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.027
ISSN1532-2939
Autores Tópico(s)Antibiotic Use and Resistance
ResumoIf male doctors' ties carry more pathogens than the ties of non-medical hospital staff, 1 Nurkin S. Is the clinician's necktie a potential fomite for hospital acquired infections?. 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans23–27 May 2004 Google Scholar and these pathogens may be transferred to doctors' hands and then to patients, 2 Boyce J.M. Potter-Bynoe G. Chenevert C. King T. Environmental contamination due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: possible contamination implications. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997; 18: 622-627 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar why do hospital doctors in the UK still routinely wear ties? Would anybody object to doctors not wearing ties? We conducted a study at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh to assess the risks and benefits of doctors wearing ties.
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