Does a preceding hand wash and drying time after surgical hand disinfection influence the efficacy of a propanol-based hand rub?

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hübner, Nils Olaf ^a   Kampf, Günter ^a,b   Kamp, Philipp ^a   Kohlmann, Thomas ^a   Kramer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PROPANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; NORMAL HUMAN; RANK SUM TEST; SAMPLING; STERILLIUM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; PROPANOLS; SKIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746270196     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-57     Document Type: Article

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