Bacterial Contamination of the Hands of Hospital Staff During Routine Patient Care

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The duration and type of patient care affect hand contamination. Furthermore, because hand antisepsis was superior to hand washing, intervention trials should explore the role of systematic hand antisepsis as a cornerstone of infection control to reduce cross-transmission in hospitals.

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Infection Control in Healthcare Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infection Control and Ventilation

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Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 159, Issue 8, pp. 821-821

DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.8.821

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Bacterial Contamination of the Hands of Hospital Staff During Routine Patient Care

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