Aqueous chlorhexidine for surgical hand disinfection?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 378-379

  Kampf, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; DISINFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; SOAPS;

EID: 85038881744     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.11.012     Document Type: Letter

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