An investigation of the factors that affect surgical hand disinfection with polyvidone iodine

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-19

  Aksoy, Altan ^a   Caglayan, F ^a   Cakmak, M ^a   Apan, T Z ^a   Gocmen, J S ^a   Cakmak, A ^a   Somuncu, S ^a   Akman, H ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand disinfection; Polyvidone iodine

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN FLORA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; POVIDONE-IODINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23044511824     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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