580. Not Washing Hand Towels After 3 Uses

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of not washing hand towels after 3 uses. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How Often Should You Wash Your Bath Towel? | Houston Methodist On Health A Study of Bacterial Contaminants of Cloth and Paper Towels Are You Washing Your Bathroom Hand Towels Enough? Bacterial Occurrence in Kitchen Hand Towels The microbiological quality of washing-up water and the environment in domestic and commercial kitchens - PubMed Residual moisture determines the level of touch-contact-associated bacterial transfer following hand washing. - PMC Quantifying the Effect of Hand Wash Duration, Soap Use, Ground Beef Debris, and Drying Methods on the Removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on Hands - ScienceDirect

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Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.