Environmental surface cleanliness and the potential for contamination during handwashing

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-96

  Griffith, Christopher J ^a   Malik, Rifhat ^a   Cooper, Rose A ^a   Looker, Nick ^b   Michaels, Barry ^c  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Georgia Pacific Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PAPER; SANITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037386705     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.62     Document Type: Article

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