Effect of surgical site infections with waterless and traditional hand scrubbing protocols on bacterial growth

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Chia Feng ^a   Han, Chih Lu ^b   Kan, Chiou Ping ^a   Chen, Shyi Gen ^a   Hung, Ping Wei ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine gluconate; Hand scrub; Infection control

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN;

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SWELLING; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862782164     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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