Open AccessBacterial flora of commonly used soaps in three hospitals in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Bose Afolabi,
O.O. Oduyebo,
F.T. Ogunsola
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v84i10.9567
Subject(s) - serratia marcescens , medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , klebsiella , pseudomonas aeruginosa , flora (microbiology) , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , toxicology , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
To obtain general information on soap use and soap bacterial flora, and to assess the risk of transmission of organisms from contaminated soap to patients.