A team of researchers from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Israel collected swab samples from three parts of the uniforms of 75 registered nurses and 60 physicians.
The researchers found that exactly half of all the cultures taken, representing 65 percent of the RN uniforms and 60 percent of the physician uniforms, harbored pathogens, including cultures that grew MRSA.
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Although the uniforms themselves may not pose a direct risk of disease transmission, these results indicate a prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in close proximity to hospitalized patients.
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