The crisp white coat has long been worn to symbolize a profession—and purity. But some studies show the coats are teeming with microbes picked up in patient rooms. Philip Lederer (Mass General), Paul Sax (Brigham and Women’s) and Michael S. Calderwood (Brigham and Women’s) are quoted.
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