The fist bumpa more hygienic alternative to the handshake
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The fist bump : a more hygienic alternative to the handshake. / Mela, Sara; Whitworth, David E.
In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 42, No. 8, 01.08.2014, p. 916-917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - The fist bump
T2 - a more hygienic alternative to the handshake
AU - Mela, Sara
AU - Whitworth, David E
N1 - Mela, S., Whitworth, D. E. (2014). The fist bump: a more hygienic alternative to the handshake. American Journal of Infection Control, 42 (8), 916-917. Copyright © 2014 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/8/1
Y1 - 2014/8/1
N2 - The handshake is a commonplace greeting in many cultures, but it has the potential to transmit infectious organisms directly between individuals. We developed an experimental model to assay transfer of bacteria during greeting exchange, and show that transfer is dramatically reduced when engaging in alternative so-called dap greetings known as the high five and fist bump compared with a traditional handshake. Adoption of the fist bump as a greeting could substantially reduce the transmission of infectious disease between individuals.
AB - The handshake is a commonplace greeting in many cultures, but it has the potential to transmit infectious organisms directly between individuals. We developed an experimental model to assay transfer of bacteria during greeting exchange, and show that transfer is dramatically reduced when engaging in alternative so-called dap greetings known as the high five and fist bump compared with a traditional handshake. Adoption of the fist bump as a greeting could substantially reduce the transmission of infectious disease between individuals.
KW - pathogen
KW - transmission
KW - bacteria
KW - greeting
KW - hygiene
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/26353
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 25087144
VL - 42
SP - 916
EP - 917
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
SN - 0196-6553
IS - 8
ER -