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Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene agents in the reduction of bacteria and viruses
BACKGROUND: Health care-associated infections most commonly result from person-to-person transmission via the hands of health care workers. METHODS: We studied the efficacy of hand hygiene agents (n = 14) following 10-second applications to reduce the level of challenge organisms (Serratia marcescen...
Autores principales: | Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E., Weber, David J., Gergen-Teague, Maria F., Sobsey, Mark D., Samsa, Gregory P., Rutala, William A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc.
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7252025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15761405 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2004.08.005 |
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