Rates of hand disinfection associated with glove use, patient isolation, and changes between exposure to various body sites

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-103

  Kim, Peter W ^a,b   Roghmann, Mary Claire ^a,b   Perencevich, Eli N ^a,b   Harris, Anthony D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0037386529     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.32     Document Type: Article

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