A novel rapid and effective donor arm disinfection method

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-58

  McDonald, Carl ^a   McGuane, Siobhan ^a   Thomas, Julia ^a   Hartley, Stephen ^a   Robbins, Steve ^a   Roy, Anjana ^a   Verlander, Neville ^a   Barbara, John ^a  

^a National Bacteriology Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; TIME;

2-PROPANOL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BENCHMARKING; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; IODINE; PHLEBOTOMY; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73649083708     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02332.x     Document Type: Article

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