How effective are hand antiseptics for the postcontamination treatment of hands when used as recommended?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Kampf, Günter ^a  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ETHANOL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 40349116684     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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