title: Curtains hide risks to health and hygiene.
abstract: Curtains around hospital beds can harbour pathogens that pose an infection risk to patients and staff. A recent study by researchers at a Nottingham hospital identified curtains as a potential source of an outbreak of group A streptococcus (GAS) infection. Good hand hygiene is crucial to reduce the risks of contamination.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D012306:Risk; D006113:United Kingdom