Microbial load of nurses’ white coats in a hospital was determined on polyester cotton blend and polyester fabric after the first and second work shift. Contamination on the blend fabric was significantly higher (P < .05) than on polyester. After the second shift, bacterial colonies on polyester and blend fabrics increased by ~98\% and ~70\%, respectively. Among the isolates detected on polyester after the second shift, Escherichia coli was the most abundant (47.8\%), followed by staphylococci (19.1\%). © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.

Richa Priyadarshini

Life Sciences

(SoNS) School of Natural Sciences

Ashutosh Singh

Gupta P.

Bairagi N.

Chauhan D.

Gupta D.

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American Journal of Infection Control

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Survival of Enterococci and Staphylococci on  Hospital Fabrics and Plastic

Journal of Hospital Infection

Mopping up hospital infection

Epidemiology and Infection

Transfer of Staphylococcus aureus via nurses' uniforms

Bacterial contamination of nurses’ white coats after first and second shift