Dirty hands: bacteria of faecal origin on commuters' hands

Whilst a number of studies have isolated bacteria on hands in hospitals, homes and in care settings, few have looked at fecal contamination on the hands of ‘normal’ adults. Our objective in this study was to provide a preliminary snapshot of contamination on hands of commuters to gauge the importance of hands as routes of transmission of bacteria of fecal origin in the broad UK population in six cities. Copy of mini-paper http://www.hygienecentral.org.uk/pdf/dirty_hands_mini-paper.pdf Epidemiology and Infection138pp 409-414 doi:10.1017/S0950268809990641