Effectiveness of hand washing and disinfection methods in removing transient bacteria after patient nursing

Journal of Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 193-203

  Ojajärvi, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; GLYCEROL; POVIDONE IODINE; SEPTO; TRIETHANOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BURN; DISINFECTION; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN CELL; INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PREVENTION; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; HAND; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMAN; IODOPHORS; NURSING CARE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOAPS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0019172471     PISSN: 00221724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022172400063221     Document Type: Article

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