Inter-laboratory reproducibility of the hand disinfection reference procedure of EN 1500

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 304-306

  Kampf, Günter ^a   Ostermeyer, C ^a  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

EN 1500; Hygienic hand disinfection; Reproducibility; Validity

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; GERMANY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISINFECTANTS; GELS; GERMANY; GUIDELINES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038159828     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1357     Document Type: Article

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