A study of yeast carriage on hands of hospital personnel.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2000 Jan; 43(1): 65-7
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-75006
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted by culture with a modified broth wash technique to examine the frequency of yeast carriage on the hands of 60 nurses and 35 nonnursing hospital employees. Seventy two percent of the nurses and 80% of the nonnurses were harbouring yeast on their hands. Candida spp. were isolated in 57% on of nurses and 34% of nonnurses. Ninety percent of nurses working in nursing home care unit (NHCU), 50% working in intensive care unit (ICU) and 75% working in outpatient department (OPD) carried yeasts on their hands. Only 80% of nonnurses staff harboured yeasts on their hands.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Personnel hospitalier
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Humains
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Candida
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Soins ambulatoires
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Main
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Unités de soins intensifs
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Personnel infirmier hospitalier
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Année:
2000
Type:
Article
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