Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 2 TSC 031 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Resident and Transient Flora
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The idea
Normal flora, the microbes living on the body without causing disease, come in two groups: resident and transient.
In practice
Resident flora live deep in the skin and are not removed by ordinary hand hygiene; transient flora are picked up by contact and are removed by handwashing.
Where people slip
Resident flora return after washing, which is why scrubbed hands are still covered by sterile gloves.
Your place on the trail
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