Residual moisture determines the level of touch-contact-associated bacterial transfer following hand washing

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-325

  Patrick, D R ^a   Findon, G ^a   Miller, T E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAND WASHING; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOISTURE; SKIN;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BEDDING AND LINENS; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031470947     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008261     Document Type: Article

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