Can soaps act as fomites in hospitals?

J Hosp Infect. 2006 Feb;62(2):244-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.06.024. Epub 2005 Nov 14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Fomites / microbiology*
  • Hospitals*
  • Humans
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
  • Skin Care
  • Soaps*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Soaps