Health care workers' hand contamination levels and antibacterial efficacy of different hand hygiene methods used in a Vietnamese hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-181

  Salmon, Sharon ^a   Truong, Anh Thu ^b   Nguyen, Viet Hung ^b   Pittet, Didier ^c   McLaws, Mary Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rub; Antimicrobial efficacy; Handwashing; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL-BASED HAND RUB; ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY; HANDWASHING; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84895069385     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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