Hand hygiene in reducing transient fl ora on the hands of healthcare workers: An educational intervention

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 125-128

  Kapil, R ^b   Bhavsar, H K ^c   Madan, M ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

^b SUBHARTI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Cancer Society Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol rub; Education; Hand hygiene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP; WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAND FLORA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROFLORA; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WORK EXPERIENCE; BACTERIUM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACTERIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84920868700     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.148409     Document Type: Article

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