Science, Maths & Technology
Understanding antibiotic resistance
...nurse talking to a group of three young doctors.] Figure 5 Hospital staff photographed in 2001. Answer Neck ties, stethoscopes, long-sleeved clothing, hospital badges worn at waist height and wrist watches could all brush against patients with infections and act as fomites, transmitting the infection to a susceptible individual. Consequently, in UK hospitals today, all...