title: Do neckties and pens act as vectors of hospital-acquired infections?
authors.affiliation: Urology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Sailaja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pisipati
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003020:Clothing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D014956:Writing