title: Finger rings should be removed prior to scrubbing.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jepson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D009873:Operating Rooms; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*