Ability of hand hygiene interventions using alcohol-based hand sanitizers and soap to reduce microbial load on farmworker hands soiled during harvest

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2024-2032

  De Aceituno, Anna Fabiszewski ^a   Bartz, Faith E ^a   Hodge, Domonique Watson ^a   Shumaker, David J ^b   Grubb, James E ^b   Arbogast, James W ^b   Dávila Aviña, Jorge ^c   Venegas, Fabiola ^c   Heredia, Norma ^c   García, Santos ^c   Leon, Juan S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOJO Industries Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HAND SANITIZER; SOAP; SOIL; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL LOAD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HAND; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIAL LOAD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FARMERS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HAND; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND SANITIZERS; HUMANS; SOAPS; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 84946600843     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-102     Document Type: Article

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