Disinfection of gloved hands during routine care
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Bacterial contamination of the hands of hospital staff during routine patient care.
BACKGROUND Cross-transmission of microorganisms by the hands of health care workers is considered the main route of spread of nosocomial infections. OBJECTIVE To study the process of bacterial contamination of health care workers' hands during routine patient care in a large teaching hospital. METHODS Structured observations of 417 episodes of care were conducted by trained external observe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: New Microbes and New Infections
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2052-2975
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100855