Replace hand washing with use of a waterless alcohol hand rub?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 136-143

  Widmer, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

ALCOHOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISINFECTION; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; WATER;

EID: 0034455561     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313888     Document Type: Article

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