Changes in hands microbiota associated with skin damage because of hand hygiene procedures on the health care workers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-159

  Rocha, Lílian Alves ^a   Ferreira de Almeida e Borges, Lizandra ^a   Gontijo Filho, Paulo Pinto ^b  

^a Programa de Pós Graduação em Imunologia e Parasitologia Aplicadas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MICROFLORA; SKIN DEFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NURSES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 63649155981     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.04.251     Document Type: Article

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