Comparing hand-hygiene measures in a neonatal ICU: A randomized cross-over trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 917-921

  Sharma, V S ^a   Dutta, Sourabh ^a   Taneja, N ^a   Narang, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Newborn; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT C; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAFF NURSE;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NURSES;

EID: 84887136775     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0261-3     Document Type: Article

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