Is hand hygiene before putting on nonsterile gloves in the intensive care unit a waste of health care worker time? - A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 994-996

  Rock, Clare ^a   Harris, Anthony D ^a   Reich, Nicholas G ^b   Johnson, J Kristie ^a   Thom, Kerri A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol hand rub; Handwashing; Health care associated infection; Infection control; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WORKING TIME;

ALCOHOL HAND RUB; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84887024046     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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