A new alcohol solution (N-duopropenide) for hygienic (or routine) hand disinfection is more useful than classic handwashing: In vitro and in vivo studies in burn and other intensive care units

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 747-752

  Herruzo Cabrera, Rafael ^a   García Caballero, Juan ^a   Jesús Fernandez Aceero, María ^a  

^a AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burn ICU; Hygienic hand disinfection; N Duopropenide alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; N DUOPROPENIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BURN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WARD;

ALDEHYDES; BURN UNITS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034807857     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(01)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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