Background: Health care worker (HCW) uniforms become contaminated with bacteria during normal use, and this may contribute to hospital‐acquired infections. Antimicrobial uniforms are currently marketed as a means of reducing this contamination. Our objective was to compare the extent of bacterial contamination of HCW uniforms and skin when they wore 1 of 2 antimicrobial scrubs […]

Background: Legionella pneumophilia is typically transmitted via inhalation aerosols derived from water or soil during outbreaks or be acquired sporadically, commonly causing community-acquired or nosocomial pneumonia1,2. Death occurs through progressive respiratory failure, shock and multiorgan failure3,4. Epidemiological data for in-patient Legionella in the United States (U.S.) is lacking. The objective of the study is to […]