Open AccessCarriage of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria on Frequently Contacted Surfaces and Hands of Health Care Workers
Author(s) -
Sowndarya Visalachy,
Kennedy Kumar Palraj,
Sridharan Sathyamoorthy Kopula,
Uma Sekar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19692.7772
Subject(s) - hygiene , medicine , agar , agar plate , infection control , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , nursing , bacteria , surgery , biology , pathology , genetics
Maximal contact between the patients and Health Care Workers (HCWs) happens in the Intensive Care Units (ICU). Control of nosocomial infections requires compliance with hand hygiene and contamination free surfaces.