Alcohol-based Handrub: Evaluation of Technique and Microbiological Efficacy with International Infection Control Professionals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-209

  Widmer, Andreas F ^a   Dangel, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRAINING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542614984     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502379     Document Type: Article

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