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AimsThis study compared the potential for cross contamination of the surrounding environment resulting from two different hand‐drying methods: paper towels and the use of an air blade dryer.
Methods and resultsOne hundred volunteers for each method washed their hands and dried them using one of the two methods. Bacterial contamination of the surrounding environment was measured using settle plates...