Author:
Bellissimo-Rodrigues Fernando,Soule Hervé,Gayet-Ageron Angèle,Martin Yves,Pittet Didier
Abstract
We evaluated whether the volume of alcohol-based handrub used by healthcare workers affects the residual bacterial concentration on their hands according to hand size. Bacterial reduction was significantly lower for large hands compared with small hands, which suggests a need for customizing the volume of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene.Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2016;37(2):219–221
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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