Ineffectiveness of Handwashing with Lotion Soap to Remove Nosocomial Bacterial Pathogens Persisting on Fingertips: A Major Link in Their Intrahospital Spread

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 262-264

  Bottone, Edward J ^a   Cheng, Mark ^a   Hymes, Saul ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINGER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FINGERS; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SOAPS; TIME;

EID: 1542405770     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502388     Document Type: Article

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