Impact of alcohol hand-rub use on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an analysis of the literature

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-211

  Sroka, S ^a,b   Gastmeier, P ^a,b   Meyer, E ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Centre for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol hand rub; Compliance; Disinfection; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

DISINFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOLS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77549084591     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.08.023     Document Type: Review

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