Surgical hand rubbing compared with surgical hand scrubbing: comparison of efficacy and costs

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-59

  Tavolacci, M P ^a   Pitrou, I ^a   Merle, V ^a   Haghighat, S ^a   Thillard, D ^a   Czernichow, P ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rub; Cost; Efficacy; Surgical hand rubbing; Surgical hand scrubbing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DERMAN PLUS; MANORAPID; MANURUB; POVIDONE IODINE; TRICLOSAN; TRISPETIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; FILTER; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

DISINFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 33645926689     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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