Handwashing and glove use in a long-term-care facility

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Thompson, Betsy L ^a,c,f   Dwyer, Diane M ^c   Ussery, Xilla T ^a,b   Denman, Susan ^d   Vacek, Pam ^e   Schwartz, Benjamin ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Epidemiology and Disease Control Program   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BALTIMORE; CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GUIDELINES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0031066885     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30142397     Document Type: Article

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