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CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Doctors' neckties may be vectors of communicable diseases, including swine flu, U.S. infectious disease experts say.
The American Medical Association is considering a resolution that would recommend bans on doctors wearing neckties while they are in contact with patients. The ban could also apply to long sleeves and other excess clothing that could pick up viruses or bacteria.
The organization is seeking more information before it takes a vote.
The British Medical Association has already acted. In 2006, it recommended doctors stop wearing "functionless" clothing.
Some hospitals in the United States have already asked doctors to give up their neckties.
Few necktie users wash or clean them frequently. When both doctors and patients are sitting down, ties tend to fall forward at a likely height to be sneezed on.
SaefeSmart, a company based in St. Augustine, Fla., is marketing a tie reportedly resistant to the H1N1 virus. The ties with a tasteful design based on the virus are covered with an anti-microbial coating.
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