Thursday, November 19, 2009
Doctors and neckties
Today's Wall Street Journal has an article on the infection control risks posed by doctor's neckties. There's not much new to be learned from this piece, except that there is another hospital in the US in addition to mine that has recommended no ties and bare below the elbows. A CDC spokesman recommends that neckties be thoroughly cleaned often. Hmm...his ties must be made of vinyl.
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