An in-use microbiological comparison of two surgical hand disinfection techniques in cardiothoracic surgery: hand rubbing versus hand scrubbing

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Carro, C ^a   Camilleri, L ^a   Traore, O ^a   Badrikian, L ^a   Legault, B ^a   Azarnoush, K ^a   Duale C ^a   De Riberolles, C ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol solutions; Surgical antisepsis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN FLORA; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY;

1-PROPANOL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FRANCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548502209     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.016     Document Type: Article

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