Research Article

Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital

Table 2

Contamination of white coats with pathogens and nonpathogens.

WardsWork shiftPathogensOpportunistic pathogensNonpathogens
ABCDEFG

MedicineI++++
II+++

SurgeryI+++
II+++

PostoperativeI++++
II+++

MaternityI+++
II++++

Intensive careI++++
II+++

PediatricI++++
II++++

A = Staphylococcus aureus; B = Escherichia coli; C = Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D = Acinetobacter species; E = coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS); F = Micrococcus species; G = Bacillus species.