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Patient empowerment in a hand hygiene program: Differing points of view between patients/family members and health care workers in Asian culture - Corrected Proof

2013-05-23

Sung-Ching Pan, Kuei-Lien Tien, I-Chen Hung, Yu-Jiun Lin, Ya-Ling Yang, Ming-Chin Yang, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Shan-Chwen Chang, Yee-Chun Chen
Predictors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization at hospital admission - Corrected Proof

2013-05-23

Katherine Torres, Priya Sampathkumar
Successful control of an echovirus 6 meningitis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in central Greece - Corrected Proof

2013-05-23

Nikolaos Siafakas, Maria Goudesidou, Katerina Gaitana, Antonios Gounaris, Aristea Velegraki, Kleoniki Pantelidi, Loukia Zerva, Efthymia Petinaki
Mucocutaneous blood contact: Blood release behavior of safety peripheral intravenous catheters - Corrected Proof

2013-05-23

Andreas Wittmann, Jan Köver, Nenad Kralj, Klaus Gasthaus, Marco Tosch, Friedrich Hofmann
Prediction of socially desirable and discreet hand hygiene behaviors - Corrected Proof

2013-05-20

Chris D. Fluckinger
The effect of portable pulsed xenon ultraviolet light after terminal cleaning on hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection in a community hospital - Corrected Proof

2013-05-20

Joanne Levin, Linda S. Riley, Christine Parrish, Daniel English, Sehoon Ahn
Microfiber and steam for environmental cleaning during an outbreak - Corrected Proof

2013-05-20

Mardi Abernethy, Elizabeth Gillespie, Kylie Snook, Rhonda L. Stuart
A survey to examine patient awareness, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the risks and consequences of surgical site infections - Corrected Proof

2013-05-15

Michael Anderson, Andy Ottum, Sara Zerbel, Ajay Sethi, Martha E. Gaines, Nasia Safdar
Microorganism contamination of mezuzahs in a tertiary care hospital in Brooklyn, New York City - Corrected Proof

2013-05-13

Ceres T. Tiu, Alejandro Villegas, Khawar Khurshid, Catalina Salinas, Lauren Bertelle, Monica Ghitan, Yu Shia Lin, Edward K. Chapnick
Risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Possible role of environment - Corrected Proof

2013-05-13

Reginaldo Adalberto Luz, Maria Clara Padoveze, Paulo Falabella, Leila de Castro Morais, Wagner Ghirelli, Tadeu Cvintal
Improving hand hygiene compliance in the anesthesia working room work area: More than just more hand rubs - Corrected Proof

2013-05-13

Simone Scheithauer, Anna Rosarius, Steffen Rex, Peter Post, Hans Heisel, Vedranka Krizanovic, Roland Schulze-Röbbecke, Rolf Rossaint, Sebastian W. Lemmen
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit: Epidemiology, molecular analysis and risk factors - Corrected Proof

2013-05-13

Elias Iosifidis, Ioanna Evdoridou, Eleni Agakidou, Elpis Chochliourou, Efthimia Protonotariou, Konstantina Karakoula, Ioannis Stathis, Danai Sofianou, Vassiliki Drossou-Agakidou, Spyros Pournaras, Emmanuel Roilides
Risk factors for neurosurgical site infection after neurosurgery in Rennes, France: Comparison of logistic and Cox models - Corrected Proof

2013-05-13

Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Lauren Saunders, Boris Campillo-Gimenez, Claire Haegelen
Multi-institutional outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex associated with contaminated mannitol solution prepared in compounding pharmacy - Corrected Proof

2013-05-10

Maria Beatriz Souza Dias, Larissa G.T. Cavassin, Valeska Stempliuk, Luciene S. Xavier, Renata D. Lobo, Jorge L.M. Sampaio, Antonio Carlos Pignatari, Vera L. Borrasca, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Cristiana M. Toscano
Evaluation of detergents and contact time on biofilm removal from flexible endoscopes - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Wei Ren, Xiaoyan Sheng, Xi Huang, Fachao Zhi, Wenzhi Cai
Comparison of control strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Mary T. Bessesen, Karla Lopez, Karen Guerin, Karen Hendrickson, Shavetta Williams, Susan O'Connor-Wright, Donald Granger
Risk factors for and impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in patients in a medical intensive care unit - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Christina C. Chen, Steven E. Pass
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae transmission associated to endoscopy - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Giovanni Battista Orsi, Mario Venditti
An exploration of the psychologic impact of contact isolation on patients in Singapore - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Margaret Mei Ling Soon, Elizabeth Madigan, Katherine R. Jones, Robert A. Salata
Early identification and control of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, originating from contaminated endoscopic equipment - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Sally Alrabaa
Just clean your hands: Measuring the effect of a patient safety initiative on driving transformational change in a health care system - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Giulio DiDiodato
Epidemiology of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in two primary schools in a city in eastern China - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Hui Xu, Qin Lin, Cong Chen, Jiantao Zhang, Huili Zhang, Chao Hao
Withdrawal of Staphylococcus aureus from intensive care units in Turkey - Corrected Proof

2013-05-09

Hakan Erdem, Murat Dizbay, Selma Karabey, Selcuk Kaya, Tuna Demirdal, Iftihar Koksal, Asuman Inan, Ibrahim Erayman, Oznur Ak, Aysegul Ulu-Kilic, Omer Karasahin, Ayhan Akbulut, Nazif Elaldi, Gulden Yilmaz, Aslihan Candevir, Hanefi Cem Gul, Ibak Gonen, Oral Oncul, Turan Aslan, Emel Azak, Recep Tekin, Zeliha Kocak Tufan, Ercan Yenilmez, Bilgin Arda, Gokay Gungor, Birsen Cetin, Sukran Kose, Hale Turan, Halis Akalin, Oguz Karabay, Aygul Dogan-Celik, Adem Albayrak, Tumer Guven, Guven Celebi, Nail Ozgunes, Yasemin Ersoy, Fatma Sirmatel, Nefise Oztoprak, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Fatma Nurhayat Bayazit, Hasan Ucmak, Serkan Oncu, Davut Ozdemir, Derya Ozturk-Engin, Mehmet Bitirgen, Fehmi Tabak, Filiz Akata, Ayşe Willke, Levent Gorenek, Salman Shaheer Ahmed, Yesim Tasova, Asim Ulcay, Saim Dayan, Saban Esen, Hakan Leblebicioglu, Begin Altun, Serhat Unal
Disinfection of iPad to reduce contamination with Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Corrected Proof

2013-05-08

Lee M. Kiedrowski, Abhilash Perisetti, Mark H. Loock, Margaret L. Khaitsa, Dubert M. Guerrero
Vaccination rates and related factors among health care workers in South Korea, 2009 - Corrected Proof

2013-05-08

Hee Jung Yoon, Jiseun Lim, BoYoul Choi, Jungsoo Kim, Jeonguk Kim, Changhwi Kim, Joon Soo Park, Sang-Bum Hong, Jooyoun Seo, Geun-Ryang Bae, Moran Ki
Cleaning assessment of disinfectant cleaning wipes on an external surface of a medical device contaminated with artificial blood or Streptococcus pneumoniae - Corrected Proof

2013-05-06

Kathryn M. Gold, Victoria M. Hitchins
Improving hand hygiene compliance in health care workers: Strategies and impact on patient outcomes - Corrected Proof

2013-05-06

Xiaoyan Song, David C. Stockwell, Tara Floyd, Billie L. Short, Nalini Singh
Decreased activity of commercially available disinfectants containing quaternary ammonium compounds when exposed to cotton towels - Corrected Proof

2013-04-29

Kathleen Engelbrecht, Dianna Ambrose, Laura Sifuentes, Charles Gerba, Ilona Weart, David Koenig
Viral outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units: What we do not know - Corrected Proof

2013-04-25

Elisa Civardi, Chryssoula Tzialla, Fausto Baldanti, Luisa Strocchio, Paolo Manzoni, Mauro Stronati
Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC) - Corrected Proof

2013-04-25

Hakan Leblebicioglu, Gulden Ersoz, Victor Daniel Rosenthal, Ata Nevzat-Yalcin, Özay Arıkan Akan, Fatma Sirmatel, Huseyin Turgut, Davut Ozdemir, Emine Alp, Cengiz Uzun, Sercan Ulusoy, Saban Esen, Fatma Ulger, Ahmet Dilek, Hava Yilmaz, Ali Kaya, Necdet Kuyucu, Ozge Turhan, Nurgul Gunay, Eylul Gumus, Oguz Dursun, Melek Tulunay, Mehmet Oral, Necmettin Ünal, Mustafa Cengiz, Leyla Yilmaz, Suzan Sacar, Hülya Sungurtekin, Doğaç Uğurcan, Mehmet Faruk Geyik, Ahmet Şahin, Selvi Erdogan, Bilgehan Aygen, Bilgin Arda, Feza Bacakoglu
Delays in accessing radiology in patients under contact precautions because of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci - Corrected Proof

2013-04-22

Surendra Karki, Karin Leder, Allen C. Cheng
Handwashing adherence by visitors is poor: Is there a simple solution? - Corrected Proof

2013-04-22

Theodore A. Willison-Parry, Elizabeth A.C. Haidar, Luigi G. Martini, Anthony R.M. Coates
An outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia associated with contaminated chlorhexidine solutions prepared in the hospital - Corrected Proof

2013-04-22

Shinwon Lee, Seung Woo Han, Gunwoo Kim, Do Young Song, Je Chul Lee, Ki Tae Kwon
Implantable arterial port-related bloodstream infection in patients with primary or metastatic hepatic malignancies - Corrected Proof

2013-04-16

Hitoshi Honda, Yasuo Sakurai, Jong-Hon Kang, Tadahiro Nakamura, Hirotaka Matsuura, David K. Warren
A survey of resident physicians' knowledge regarding urine testing and subsequent antimicrobial treatment - Corrected Proof

2013-04-01

Dimitri M. Drekonja, Lilian M. Abbo, Michael A. Kuskowski, Christina Gnadt, Bhavarth Shukla, James R. Johnson
Risk factors and mortality of patients with nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Yu-long Zheng, Yu-feng Wan, Li-yang Zhou, Mao-lin Ye, Shu Liu, Chuan-qin Xu, Yuan-qiang He, Jian-hui Chen
Microbiology and prognostic factors of hospital- and community-acquired aspiration pneumonia in respiratory intensive care unit - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Chaojie Wei, Zhenshun Cheng, Li Zhang, Jiong Yang
A 5-year surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in a university teaching hospital in Monterrey, Mexico - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Xiomara Díaz-Rodríguez, Juan Manuel Rodríguez-López, Mayra Martínez-Palomares, Arely Palomares-De la Rosa, Elvira Garza-Gonzalez
Epidemiology of urogenital tuberculosis in Siberia - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Ekaterina Kulchavenya
Hand hygiene compliance and determining factors among Spanish nursing students - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Ignacio Hernández-García, Antonio Cardoso
Predicting influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers: What are the key motivators? - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Kimberly Corace, Chatura Prematunge, Anne McCarthy, Rama C. Nair, Virginia Roth, Thomas Hayes, Kathryn N. Suh, Louise Balfour, Gary Garber
Microbial contamination of hospital reusable cleaning towels - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Laura Y. Sifuentes, Charles P. Gerba, Ilona Weart, Kathleen Engelbrecht, David W. Koenig
Stability and transmission of hepatitis C virus in different anesthetic agents - Corrected Proof

2013-03-25

Patrick Behrendt, Juliane Doerrbecker, Nina Riebesehl, Corinne Wilhelm, Sandra Ciesek, Thomas J. Erichsen, Joerg Steinmann, Michael Ott, Michael P. Manns, Thomas Pietschmann, Eike Steinmann
Influenza vaccination knowledge and perceptions among Veterans Affairs nurses - Corrected Proof

2013-03-21

Andrea R. Jennings, Christopher J. Burant
Respiratory virus identification by interval polymerase chain reaction testing in the southeastern United States - Corrected Proof

2013-03-18

Diane C. Halstead, Eydie R. Garcia, Sharon Wright, Kimberly McKean, Page McKitrick
Sociocognitive determinants of observed and self-reported compliance to hand hygiene guidelines in child day care centers - Corrected Proof

2013-03-18

Tizza P. Zomer, Vicki Erasmus, Pepijn van Empelen, Caspar Looman, Ed F. van Beeck, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Hélène A.C.M. Voeten
Detection of respiratory coinfections in pediatric patients using a small volume polymerase chain reaction array respiratory panel: More evidence for combined droplet and contact isolation - Corrected Proof

2013-03-18

Eric J. McGrath, Ronald Thomas, Basim Asmar, Marilyn R. Fairfax, Paul Lephart, Jamal Ameli, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Hossein Salimnia
Assessment of the quality of publicly reported central line-associated bloodstream infection data in Colorado, 2010 - Corrected Proof

2013-03-15

Karen L. Rich, Sara M. Reese, Kirk A. Bol, Heather M. Gilmartin, Tara Janosz
Inactivation of Ascaris suum eggs - Corrected Proof

2013-03-13

Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit
Antimicrobial prophylaxis may not be the answer: Surgical site infections among patients receiving care per recommended guidelines - Corrected Proof

2013-03-13

Francesca M. Lee, Sylvia Trevino, Emily Kent-Street, Pranavi Sreeramoju
The value of your APIC membership

2013-05-01

Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in a tertiary care hospital: Admission prevalence and risk factors

2013-05-01

Surbhi Leekha, Kimberly C. Aronhalt, Lynne M. Sloan, Robin Patel, Robert Orenstein
Understanding factors that impact on health care professionals’ risk perceptions and responses toward Clostridium difficile and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A structured literature review

2013-03-13

Emma Burnett, Nora Kearney, Bridget Johnston, Joanne Corlett, Stephen MacGillivray
Cohorting based on nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus status: An opportunity to share more than a room

2013-03-18

Dima Kabbani, Susan K. Weir, Gretchen Berg, Gina C. Chien, Judith Strymish, Kalpana Gupta
MRSA nasal colonization burden and risk of MRSA infection

2012-12-20

Edward Stenehjem, David Rimland
Comparing the transmission potential of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among inpatients using target environmental monitoring

2012-12-26

Wenjun Sui, Junrui Wang, Haili Wang, Mei Wang, Yanfei Huang, Jie Zhuo, Xinxin Lu
Practices to prevent multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Thailand: A national survey

2012-10-24

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Thana Khawcharoenporn, Linda M. Mundy
Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in spinal cord injury units

2012-11-12

Martin E. Evans, Stephen M. Kralovic, Loretta A. Simbartl, D. Scott Obrosky, Margaret C. Hammond, Barry Goldstein, Charlesnika T. Evans, Gary A. Roselle, Rajiv Jain
Chinks in the armor: Percutaneous injuries from hollow bore safety-engineered sharps devices

2012-10-08

Lisa Black
Time lag for posting transmission-based isolation precaution signs

2012-09-13

Maryam Behta, Rebecca Landzberg, Haomiao Jia, Melissa Marine, Barbara Ross, Rohit Chaudhry, Bevin Cohen, Elaine Larson
Haemophilus influenzae as an airborne contamination in child day care centers

2012-09-13

Danuta O. Lis, Rafał L. Górny
Duration of colonization by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae after hospital discharge

2012-09-21

Gabriel Birgand, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Isabelle Lolom, Etienne Ruppe, Antoine Andremont, Jean-Christophe Lucet
The changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: 50 years of a superbug

2012-12-10

Luke F. Chen
Isolation anterooms: Important components of airborne infection control

2012-10-04

Shobha S. Subhash, Gio Baracco, Kevin P. Fennelly, Michael Hodgson, Lewis J. Radonovich
Zeroing in on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: US Department of Veterans Affairs' MRSA Prevention Initiative

2012-10-26

Stephen M. Kralovic, Martin E. Evans, Loretta A. Simbartl, Meredith Ambrose, Rajiv Jain, Gary A. Roselle
Evaluation of a universal vs a targeted hepatitis C virus screening strategy among pregnant women at the Vienna University Hospital

2012-10-18

Magda Diab-Elschahawi, Verena Dosch, Claudia Honsig, Birgit Jatzko, Luigi Segagni, Ojan Assadian, Elisabeth Presterl
Environment cleaning without chemicals in clinical settings

2012-11-23

Elizabeth Gillespie, Jill Wilson, Anita Lovegrove, Carmel Scott, Mardi Abernethy, Despina Kotsanas, Rhonda L. Stuart
Risk factors for surgical site infection after delayed sternal closure

2012-10-24

Michael E. Bowman, Ivan M. Rebeyka, David B. Ross, Luis G. Quinonez, Sarah E. Forgie
Assessment of the burden of mandatory reporting of health care-associated infection using the National Healthcare Safety Network in Massachusetts

2012-10-24

Johanna Vostok, William Lapsley, Nora McElroy, Shauna Onofrey, Eileen McHale, Nicole Johnson, Alfred DeMaria
Yield of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on moist swabs versus dry swabs

2013-01-21

Lenora Codrington, Danica Kuncio, Jennifer Han, Irving Nachamkin, Pam Tolomeo, Baofeng Hu, Ebbing Lautenbach
The capability of MRSA active surveillance to reduce MRSA infection in Japan

2012-12-26

Keiji Kanemitsu, Natsuo Yamamoto, Yuji Imafuku, Kotaro Mitsutake, Akiko Miyazato, Hiromu Takemura, Shigemi Terakubo, Takahide Matsuda, Yano Kazuhisa, Yoichi Hirakata, Mitsuo Kaku
Role of clinical diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

2012-11-16

Noyal Mariya Joseph, Sujatha Sistla, Tarun Kumar Dutta, Ashok Shankar Badhe, Subhash Chandra Parija
HIV seroconversion in a health care worker who underwent postexposure prophylaxis following needlestick injury

2012-10-22

Maria Carlota Borba Brum, Fábio Fernandes Dantas Filho, Zaira Balem Yates, Maria Cecília Verçoza Viana, Eunice Beatriz Martin Chaves, Damásio Macedo Trindade
Comparative efficacy of commercially available alcohol-based hand rubs and World Health Organization-recommended hand rubs

2013-05-01

Sven Eggerstedt
Reply to letter to the editor on “comparative efficacy of commercially available alcohol-based hand rubs and World Health Organization-recommended hand rubs”

2013-05-01

Sarah L. Edmonds, David R. Macinga, William R. Jarvis
Inclusion of chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol-based presurgical hand antiseptics: Can a product be considered “superior” if it does not meet established efficacy requirements?

2013-02-04

David R. Macinga, Sarah L. Edmonds
Response to letter, “Inclusion of chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol-based presurgical hand antiseptics: Can a product be considered ‘superior’ if it does not meet established efficacy requirements?”

2013-05-01

Linda K.M. Olson
Assessment of infection risk from environmental contamination using rapid ATP surface measurements

2013-03-15

Danish J. Malik
Response to “Assessment of infection risk from environmental contamination using rapid ATP surface measurements”

2013-03-25

Carmen V. Sciortino
Trend of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia in an institution with a high rate of MRSA after the reinforcement of antibiotic stewardship and hand hygiene

2013-03-21

Yong Chan Kim, Min Hyung Kim, Je Eun Song, Jin Young Ahn, Dong Hyun Oh, Oh Mee Kweon, Dongsuk Lee, Sun Bean Kim, Hye-won Kim, Su Jin Jeong, Nam Su Ku, Sang Hoon Han, Eun Suk Park, Dongeun Yong, Young Goo Song, Kyungwon Lee, June Myung Kim, Jun Yong Choi
Compliance with hygiene guidelines: The effect of a multimodal hygiene intervention and validation of direct observations

2013-01-21

Sara Mernelius, Per-Olof Svensson, Gunhild Rensfeldt, Ewa Davidsson, Barbro Isaksson, Sture Löfgren, Andreas Matussek
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2013-05-01

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2013-05-01

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2013-05-01

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2013-05-01

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2013-05-01

"I wash my hands of it!?" - Trends in hand hygiene over the past decades.

GMS Krankenhhyg Interdiszip. 2007 Sep 13;2(1):Doc07.

Rotter ML.
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Compliance
"Stay vigilant on hand hygiene or it's back to the last century".

Nurs Times. 2011 Apr 12-18;107(14):11. No abstract available.

Storr J, Kilpatrick C.
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Promotion
"The dirty hand in the latex glove": a study of hand hygiene compliance when gloves are worn.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;32(12):1194-9. Epub 2011 Oct 17.

Fuller C, Savage J, Besser S, Hayward A, Cookson B, Cooper B, Stone S.
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Compliance,Hand Hygiene Promotion
2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings Original Research Article

Am J Infect Control, Volume 35, Issue 10, Supplement 2, December 2007, Pages S65-S164

Jane D. Siegel, Emily Rhinehart, Marguerite Jackson, Linda Chiarello, Health Care Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Promotion
A 1-minute hand wash does not impair the efficacy of a propanol-based hand rub in two consecutive surgical hand disinfection procedures.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;28(11):1357-62. Epub 2009 Aug 11.

Kampf G, Ostermeyer C.
Article Categories: Product Efficacy
A Crossover Trial of Antimicrobial Scrubs to ReduceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Burden on Healthcare Worker Apparel.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Mar;33(3):268-75. Epub 2012 Jan 6.

Bearman GM, Rosato A, Elam K, Sanogo K, Stevens MP, Sessler CN, Wenzel RP.
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Compliance,Hand Hygiene Promotion
A Sign of the Times: Compliance with Isolation Precautions in a Children's Hospital

Am J Infect Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, June 2009, Pages E144-E145

Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Promotion
A close look at alcohol gel as an antimicrobial sanitizing agent.

Am J Infect Control. 1999 Aug;27(4):332-8.

Paulson DS, Fendler EJ, Dolan MJ, Williams RA.
Article Categories: Product Efficacy
A comparison of the antibacterial efficacy and cytotoxicity to cultured human skin cells of 7 commercial hand rubs and Xgel, a new copper-based biocidal hand rub.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 May;37(4):322-6. Epub 2008 Dec 31.

Hall TJ, Wren MW, Jeanes A, Gant VA.
Article Categories: Product Efficacy
A comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs and practices of Italian nursing and medical students.

J Adv Nurs. 2012 Mar;68(3):569-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05758.x. Epub 2011 Jul 3.

Van De Mortel TF, Kermode S, Progano T, Sansoni J.
Article Categories: Hand Hygiene Compliance,Hand Hygiene Promotion