Original Research

Newly cleaned physician uniforms and infrequently washed white coats have similar rates of bacterial contamination after an 8-hour workday: A randomized controlled trial†‡

  1. Marisha Burden MD1,2,§,*,
  2. Lilia Cervantes MD1,2,
  3. Diane Weed MA, MT (ASCP)3,
  4. Angela Keniston MSPH1,
  5. Connie S. Price MD1,2,
  6. Richard K. Albert MD1,2

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2011

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.864

Issue

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 4, pages 177–182, April 2011

Additional Information

How to Cite

Burden, M., Cervantes, L., Weed, D., Keniston, A., Price, C. S. and Albert, R. K. (2011), Newly cleaned physician uniforms and infrequently washed white coats have similar rates of bacterial contamination after an 8-hour workday: A randomized controlled trial. J. Hosp. Med., 6: 177–182. doi: 10.1002/jhm.864

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado

  2. 2

    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado

  3. 3

    Department of Microbiology, Denver Heath, Denver, Colorado

  1. §

    Telephone: 303-436-7124; Fax: 303-436-6060

*Denver Health, 777 Bannock, MC 4000, Denver, CO 80204-4507

  1. †

    ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT01192841.

  2. ‡

    Disclosure: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 10 FEB 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 SEP 2010
  4. Manuscript Revised: 13 SEP 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 7 MAY 2010

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