Open AccessBacterial Contamination of the Hands of Hospital Staff During Routine Patient Care
Author(s) -
Didier Pittet,
Sasi Dharan,
Sylvie Touveneau,
Valérie Sauvan,
Thomas Perneger
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.8.821
Subject(s) - medicine , contamination , health care , emergency medicine , infection control , hand washing , hygiene , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , economics , biology , economic growth , ecology , pathology
Cross-transmission of microorganisms by the hands of health care workers is considered the main route of spread of nosocomial infections.
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