May 26, 2004

Germy Ties

Doctors may be unwittingly spreading infections through their ties, warn US researchers. The New York Hospital Queens team found nearly half of the ties worn by medical workers harboured disease-causing bacteria.

Almost half (47.6%) of the ties worn by clinicians were found to harbour bacteria that can cause disease.

Posted by: Lawrenkm at 07:10 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 I always knew that a tie would one day be the death of me.

Posted by: M@ at May 26, 2004 12:30 PM (f2jsN)

2 This seems a little extreme to me. Take away the doctor's neckties - then what? What about their shoes? Those are covered with germs. And the pinstriped suits? I can see an area at the hospital security desk piled high with expensive suits, Italian loafers, dress socks and cufflinks taken from doctors who make their rounds barefoot in hospital gowns. In other words - get real.

Posted by: Jimbo at July 06, 2004 01:37 PM (MYdKx)

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