Short ReportBacterial contamination of uniforms
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2021, Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaCitation Excerpt :Nurses’ clothes have been documented to become contaminated with C difficile during routine clinical duties. However, a study demonstrating this did not specifically assess if the contamination was linked to patient acquisitions or transmissions.29 Importantly, in a randomized controlled trial of intensive care patients, adverse events including preventable noninfectious events were not increased for patients on contact precautions compared with patients without contact precautions.30
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