Influence of type of uniform and days of usage in microbiological contamination of nurses uniform in a university hospital
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Date
2011
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Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Type
Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena
Version
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa
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Abstract
Nurse uniforms can act as a reservoir of infections, with
the areas around the pockets, cuffs and aprons the most
contaminated. The aim of this study is compare the contamination
of Standard nurse’s uniform consisted of a
dress, pinafore apron with the “scrub dress” type of uniform,
as well as to measure the influence of the number
of shifts as uniform was used in its contamination. ...
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Subject
Nurse uniforms,
Microbiological contamination
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Proceedings 2011, 5 (Suppl 6): P317
Description
Presentación de un póster presentado al International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011) Geneva, Switzerland. 29 June – 2 July 2011
Departament
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Osasun Zientziak Saila
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