Bacterial Contamination of the Hands of Hospital Staff During Routine Patient Care
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- 26 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 159 (8), 821-826
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.8.821
Abstract
NOSOCOMIAL infections have been recognized for more than a century as a critical problem affecting the quality of health care provided in hospitals. Results of previous studies show that at least one third of all nosocomial infections are preventable.1 A significant proportion of infections result from cross-contamination, and transmission of microorganisms by the hands of health care workers (HCWs) is the main route of spread.2Keywords
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