Disinfection Efficacy of Hand Hygiene Based on Chlorhexidine Gluconate Content and Usage of Alcohol-based Hand-rubbing Solution
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Surgical hand antisepsis-a pilot study comparing povidone iodine hand scrub and alcohol-based chlorhexidine gluconate hand rub.
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عنوان ژورنال: YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0031-6903,1347-5231
DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.14-00165