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Tracking sources of Staphylococcus aureus hand contamination in food handlers by spa typing

We aimed to identify the source of Staphylococcus aureus contaminating hands of food handlers. Nasal samples and direct fingertip imprints were collected on 2 occasions from food handlers and characterized to determine likely sources of hand contamination. Most hand contamination was attributable to...

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Published in:Am J Infect Control
Main Authors: Ho, Jeffery, Boost, Maureen V., O'Donoghue, Margaret M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115320/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25997877
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.022
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