Estimating the volume of alcohol-based hand rub required for a hand hygiene program

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 810-814

  Sicoli, Silvana ^a   Hunter, Linda ^a   Shymanski, Josée ^b   Suh, Kathryn ^a   Roth, Virginia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Hopital Montfort Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Hand hygiene alcohol; Hand hygiene campaign; Hand washing; Point of care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BASED HAND RUB; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POINT OF CARE TESTING;

ALCOHOLS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84868211982     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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