One plunge or two? - Hand disinfection with alcohol gel

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-122

  Macdonald, Duncan J M ^a   Mckillop, Elisabeth C A ^b   Trotter, Sylvia ^a   Gray, Alastair J R ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand washing; Hospital infection; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; BACTERIAL COUNT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GELS; HAND; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33645548789     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi109     Document Type: Review

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