Healthcare workers' hand microbiome may mediate carriage of hospital pathogens

Pathogens

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rosenthal, Mariana ^a   Aiello, Allison ^a   Larson, Elaine ^b   Chenoweth, Carol ^a   Foxman, Betsy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Hand hygiene; Healthcare; Microbiome; Microbiota; Pathogen; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; MOISTURE; PATHOGENESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; SHIFT WORKER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84895859888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens3010001     Document Type: Article

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