Comparative Efficacy of Alternative Hand-Washing Agents in Reducing Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 88-93

  Doebbeling, Bradley N ^a   Stanley, Gail L ^a   Sheetz, Carol T ^a   Pfaller, Michael A ^b,d   Houston, Alison K ^a   Annis, Linda ^a   li, Ning ^b   Wenzel, Richard P ^a,c  

^a Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

1-PROPANOL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLIANCE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOAPS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026645501     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199207093270205     Document Type: Article

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