Skin reactions related to hand hygiene and selection of hand hygiene products

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 627-635

  Larson, Elaine ^a,b   Girard, Raphaelle ^c   Pessoa Silva, Carmem Lucia ^d   Boyce, John ^e   Donaldson, Liam ^d   Pittet, Didier ^f  

^a Department of Health and Community Systems   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EMOLLIENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DERMATOSES; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SKIN CARE; SOAPS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845186764     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.05.289     Document Type: Article

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