Assessment of handwashing practices with chemical and microbiologic methods: Preliminary results from a prospective crossover study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 334-340

  Marena, Carlo ^a   Lodola, Lorenzo ^a   Zecca, Marco ^b   Bulgheroni, Anna ^c   Carretto, Edoardo ^d   Maserati, Renato ^d   Zambianchi, Luigina ^a  

^a Infection Control Committee   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

^c Institute of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOCLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; NEOXIDINA; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0036795166     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.125809     Document Type: Article

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