Transfer of bacteria from fabrics to hands and other fabrics: development and application of a quantitative method using Staphylococcus aureus as a model

S.A. SATTAR, S. SPRINGTHORPE, S. MANI, M. GALLANT, R.C. NAIR, E. SCOTT AND J. KAIN. 2001.

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