Adverse reactions associated with an alcohol-based hand antiseptic among nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-48

  Cimiotti, Jeannie P ^a,c   Marmur, Ellen S ^b   Nesin, Mirjana ^b   Hamlim Cook, Pamela ^b   Larson, Elaine L ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRURITUS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037321836     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.42     Document Type: Article

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