Pilot study to evaluate 3 hygiene protocols on the reduction of bacterial load on the hands of veterinary staff performing route equine physical examinations

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 671-676

  Traub Dargatz, Josie L ^a   Weese, J Scott ^b   Rousseau, Joyce D ^b   Dunowska, Magdalena ^a   Morley, Paul S ^a   Dargatz, David A ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HORSE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; STAFF; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; HANDWASHING; HORSES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOAPS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 33746632058     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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