Hand decontamination practices and the appropriate use of gloves in two adult intensive care units in Malaysia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-123

  Katherason, Supaletchimi Gopal ^a,e   Naing, Lin ^b   Jaalam, Kamarudin ^c   Mohamad, Nik Abdullah Nik ^c   Bhojwani, Kavita ^d   Harussani, Najah ^d   Ismail, Asma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^d HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN   (Malaysia)

^e SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Education program; Gloves; Hand decontamination; Hand hygiene; Healthcare personal; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALAYSIA; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 77950222594     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.593     Document Type: Article

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