MICRO-ORGANISMS ON THE SKIN
Abstract
This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor: —On numerous occasions one hears or sees printed statements to the effect that it is difficult to sterilize the skin for surgical operations because hair follicles and glands normally harbor micro-organisms, usually staphylococci. For this reason it is claimed that, no matter how well the surface of the skin is cleansed,...