Touch contamination levels during anaesthetic procedures and their relationship to hand hygiene procedures: A clinical audit

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 291-294

  Merry, A F ^a,b   Miller, T E ^b   Findon, G ^b   Webster, C S ^a,b   Neff, S P W ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetic techniques, i.v.,; Equipment, sterilization; Infection, bacterial contamination; Sterilization, skin

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TOUCH; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034877263     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.2.291     Document Type: Article

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