title: Nurses must maintain higher standards of hygiene.
abstract: Are nurses giving the subject of hygiene as much attention as they should? Hygiene standards in hospitals is an area of growing concern, as is the increase in tuberculosis and other infections associated with poverty, undernourishment and living in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Assistant Dean and Head of Nursing and Community Health, University of Central England in Birmingham, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SU.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castledine