An in-use evaluation of an alcohol-based pre-surgical hand disinfectant

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 635-639

  Bryce, Elizabeth A ^a   Spence, Darlene ^b   Roberts, Frederick J ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0035215795     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501835     Document Type: Article

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