The time burden of alcohol-based hand cleanser when using nonsterile gloves

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-98

  Reardon, Joseph M ^a   Valenzuela, Josephine E ^a   Parmar, Siddharth ^b   Venkatesh, Arjun K ^b   Schuur, Jeremiah D ^b   Allen, Matthew B ^b   Pallin, Daniel J ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESIDENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GELS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870878983     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668781     Document Type: Article

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