Comparison of hand hygiene procedures for removing Bacillus cereus spores

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 129-134

  Sasahara, Teppei ^a   Hayashi, Shunji ^a   Hosoda, Kouichi ^a   Morisawa, Yuji ^a   Hirai, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol based handrubbing; Bacillus cereus; Bacterial spore; Hand hygiene; Handwashing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; WASHING;

BACILLUS CEREUS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; HAND HYGIENE; HANDWASHING; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; WASHING PROCEDURES;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS CEREUS; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907918538     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: 18840205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.19.129     Document Type: Article

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