High frequency of yeast carriage on hands of hospital personnel
L. J. Strausbaugh(Veterans Health Administration), D L Sewell(Veterans Health Administration), Thomas Ward(Veterans Health Administration), Michael A. Pfaller(Veterans Health Administration), T Heitzman(Veterans Health Administration), R. Tjoelker(Veterans Health Administration)
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Abstract
The hands of 36 nurses and 21 nonnursing hospital employees were tested by culture with a modification of the broth wash technique. Seventy-five percent of the nurses and 81% of the nonnurses were found to harbor yeasts on their hands; 58% of nurses and 38% of nonnurses were carrying Candida spp.
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