Hand hygiene: Back to the basics of infection control

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 611-620

  Mathur, Purva ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rubs; Compliance; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene agents; Hand washing; India

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLOROXYLENOL; HEXACHLOROPHENE; IODINE; IODOPHOR; OCTENIDINE; TRICLOSAN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SANITATION;

EID: 82155172202     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.90985     Document Type: Review

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