title: Contamination of bar soaps in a household setting.
abstract: The microbial content of fourteen bars of soap in a household setting was studied. The number of bacteria isolated from heavily used soaps which were wet, all placed in one bathroom, were higher than from infrequently used soaps that were dry and were placed in another bathroom. The major bacteria isolated were Staphylococcus sp. and Enterobacteriaceae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006795:Household Products; D012915:Soaps; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012915:Soaps