TY - JOUR AU - Smith-Vaughan, Heidi AU - Crichton, Faith AU - Beissbarth, Jemima AU - Morris, Peter S. AU - Leach, Amanda J. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/11/13 TI - Survival of pneumococcus on hands and fomites JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 112 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - Pneumococcal hand contamination in Indigenous children in remote communities is common (37%). It is not clear whether this requires frequent inoculation, or if pneumococci will survive on hands for long periods of time. Thus the aim of this study was to determine the survival time of pneumococci on hands and fomites. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-1-112 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-1-112 ID - Smith-Vaughan2008 ER -