Comparison of acceptability, skin tolerance, and compliance between handwashing and alcohol-based handrub in ICUs: Results of a multicentric study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1216-1224

  Souweine, Bertrand ^a   Lautrette, Alexandre ^a   Aumeran, Claire ^a   Bénédit, Marcel ^b   Constantin, Jean Michel ^a   Bonnard, Michèle ^a   Guélon, Dominique ^a   Amat, Georges ^c   Aublet, Bruno ^a   Bonnet, Richard ^a   Traoré, Ousmane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b Service de Réanimation Médicale   (France)

^c CHR de Vichy   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol based handrub; Guideline Adherence; Hand hygiene; Handwashing; Nosocomial infection; Perception

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PRURITUS; STANDARD;

EID: 67649363903     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1485-5     Document Type: Article

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