Comparative review of the test design Tentative Final Monograph (TFM) and EN 12791 for surgical hand disinfectants

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 22-26

  Heeg, P ^a   Ostermeyer, C ^b   Kampf, G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Surgical hand disinfection; Test methods

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PROPANOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG APPROVAL; GERMANY; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249104097     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(08)60007-9     Document Type: Article

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