High frequency of yeast carriage on hands of hospital personnel

L. J. Strausbaugh; D. L. Sewell; T. T. Ward; M. A. Pfaller; T. Heitzman; R. Tjoelker

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.9.2299-2300.1994

High frequency of yeast carriage on hands of hospital personnel

L. J. Strausbaugh, D. L. Sewell, T. T. Ward, M. A. Pfaller, T. Heitzman, R. Tjoelker

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2299-2300
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	32
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.32.9.2299-2300.1994
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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