Are Clothes Spreading Infections in Hospitals?
During the past 2 years, hospital acquired infections have become an important focus of Medicare, which is impacting hospital payments on an increasing basis. The simple truth is that physicians are spreading infectious diseases through their clothing; especially their NECKTIES! Changing this behavior can be as simple as a doctor washing his or her hands between patient visits.
In the attached article from the NY Times / IHT compelling data is cited from a study at a Connecticut hospital and a 2004 study from the New York Hospital Medical Center in Queens. Finally, in Denmark, fewer than 1 percent of staph infections involve resistant strains of the bacteria; while in the United States in some hospitals, the number has surged to 50 percent.
