Lose The Tie

From News Telegraph:

Lurking in the threads of a dirty tie lie a host of unpronounceable bugs including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, c. difficile, streptococcal bacteraemia, enterococcus bacteraemia, acinetobacter bacteraemia, e faecimum and fungal candida.

Without regular cleaning, these organisms can survive on a tie for up to 80 days, microbiologists say, which raises the risk of MRSA spreading.

Tests on doctors' ties in an orthopaedic unit in Sussex found that all were carrying bugs frequently found in the infected wounds of patients.

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