Sharing Personal Items Can Spread MRSA (Correctional Staff)

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• Alternative Title:
  Sharing personal items can spread Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (correctional staff) ; Stop MRSA in jails and prisons
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can live on surfaces. Sharing personal items can spread MRSA. At work: Don't share towels, clothing, or water bottles. At home: Don't share razors or toothbrushes and be cautious about sharing bars of soap, towels, washcloths, or clothing." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  Title from NIOSHTIC-2
  
  Sharing personal items can spread MRSA (correctional staff) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2013-125/
  
  Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (3 MB, 1 p.).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Correctional Institutions Hand Disinfection Industrial Hygiene Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Methicillin Resistance Occupational Health Prevention & Control Prisons Safety Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus Infections Workplace

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  print; [1] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042058
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ae69e2c1f0b71b35124d2802063eb71ded296fd773e5d9050fc1ef796cff056f2bdf0d395a9c559b2cc3b631a4a279390f0cd8d2f678d234a6b15f5a2167d18
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24010/cdc_24010_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.61 MB ]