Hand hygiene in peritoneal dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-408

  Firanek, Catherine ^a   Guest, Steven ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol based products; Antibacterial soap; Hand hygiene; Hand washing; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HEXACHLOROPHENE; IODOPHOR; SOAP; TRICLOSAN;

ARTIFICIAL NAIL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, TISSUES AND CELLS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFECTION PREVENTION; JEWELRY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FLORA; WATER QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

HANDWASHING; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855182523     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2010.00239     Document Type: Review

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