MeSH Review:
Handwashing
Thomas,
Gillespie,
Krauss,
Harrison,
Medeiros,
Hawkins,
Maclean,
Woeltje,
Culligan,
Kubik,
Murphy,
Blackwell,
Snyder,
Weber,
Sickbert-Bennett,
Gergen,
Rutala,
Aksoy,
Caglayan,
Cakmak,
Apan,
Gocmen,
Cakmak,
Somuncu,
Akman,
Kampf,
Kapella,
Raboud,
Saskin,
Simor,
Loeb,
Green,
Low,
McGeer,
Salvi,
Chelo,
Caputo,
Conte,
Fontana,
Peddis,
Velluti,
- Comparative efficacy of alternative hand-washing agents in reducing nosocomial infections in intensive care units. Doebbeling, B.N., Stanley, G.L., Sheetz, C.T., Pfaller, M.A., Houston, A.K., Annis, L., Li, N., Wenzel, R.P. N. Engl. J. Med. (1992)
- Focus group data as a tool in assessing effectiveness of a hand hygiene campaign. Thomas, M., Gillespie, W., Krauss, J., Harrison, S., Medeiros, R., Hawkins, M., Maclean, R., Woeltje, K.F. American journal of infection control. (2005)
- Microbial flora of hands of homemakers. Larson, E.L., Gomez-Duarte, C., Lee, L.V., Della-Latta, P., Kain, D.J., Keswick, B.H. American journal of infection control. (2003)
- Dermatitis from Ammonyx LO, a constituent of a surgical scrub. Muston, H.L., Boss, J.M., Summerly, R. Contact Derm. (1977)
- A laboratory model for testing agents for hygienic hand disinfection: handwashing and chlorhexidine for the removal of Klebsiella. Rotter, M.L., Koller, W. J. Hosp. Infect. (1990)
- An outbreak og gastroenteritis due to E. coli 0142 in a neonatal nursery. Boyer, K.M., Petersen, N.J., Farzaneh, I., Pattison, C.P., Hart, M.C., Maynard, J.E. J. Pediatr. (1975)
- Modeling transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients admitted to a hospital. Raboud, J., Saskin, R., Simor, A., Loeb, M., Green, K., Low, D.E., McGeer, A. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. (2005)
- A randomized trial that compared povidone iodine and chlorhexidine as antiseptics for vaginal hysterectomy. Culligan, P.J., Kubik, K., Murphy, M., Blackwell, L., Snyder, J. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. (2005)
- The effect of hand hygiene on illness rate among students in university residence halls. White, C., Kolble, R., Carlson, R., Lipson, N., Dolan, M., Ali, Y., Cline, M. American journal of infection control. (2003)
- Environmental surface cleanliness and the potential for contamination during handwashing. Griffith, C.J., Malik, R., Cooper, R.A., Looker, N., Michaels, B. American journal of infection control. (2003)
- Inactivation of human immunodeficiency virus by Betadine. Kaplan, J.C., Crawford, D.C., Durno, A.G., Schooley, R.T. Infection control : IC. (1987)
- Septisol antiseptic foam: a sensible alternative to the conventional surgical scrub. Rubio, P.A. International surgery. (1987)
- Washington State hospital survey 2000: gloves, handwashing agents, and moisturizers. Marino, C., Cohen, M. American journal of infection control. (2001)
- An investigation of the factors that affect surgical hand disinfection with polyvidone iodine. Aksoy, A., Caglayan, F., Cakmak, M., Apan, T.Z., Gocmen, J.S., Cakmak, A., Somuncu, S., Akman, H. J. Hosp. Infect. (2005)
- Usefulness of an alcohol solution of N-duopropenide for the surgical antisepsis of the hands compared with handwashing with iodine-povidone and chlorhexidine: clinical essay. Herruzo-Cabrera, R., Vizcaino-Alcaide, M.J., Fdez-Aciñero, M.J. J. Surg. Res. (2000)
- Gas chromatographic determination of p-chloroaniline in a chlorhexidine digluconate-containing alcohol foam surgical scrub product. Gavlick, W.K., Davis, P.K. Journal of AOAC International. (1994)
- Routes and sources of Staphylococcus aureus transmitted to the surgical wound during cardiothoracic surgery: possibility of preventing wound contamination by use of special scrub suits. Tammelin, A., Hambraeus, A., Ståhle, E. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. (2001)
- Efficacy of selected hand hygiene agents used to remove Bacillus atrophaeus (a surrogate of Bacillus anthracis) from contaminated hands. Weber, D.J., Sickbert-Bennett, E., Gergen, M.F., Rutala, W.A. JAMA (2003)
- An in-use evaluation of an alcohol-based pre-surgical hand disinfectant. Bryce, E.A., Spence, D., Roberts, F.J. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. (2001)
- Comparison of the immediate, residual, and cumulative antibacterial effects of Novaderm R,* Novascrub R,* Betadine Surgical Scrub, Hibiclens, and liquid soap. Faoagali, J., Fong, J., George, N., Mahoney, P., O'Rourke, V. American journal of infection control. (1995)
- Intermittent use of an antimicrobial hand gel for reducing soap-induced irritation of health care personnel. Newman, J.L., Seitz, J.C. American journal of infection control. (1990)
- Development and evaluation of a new alcohol-based surgical hand scrub formulation with persistent antimicrobial characteristics and brushless application. Hobson, D.W., Woller, W., Anderson, L., Guthery, E. American journal of infection control. (1998)
- Recommendations for surgical hand disinfection -- requirements, implementation and need for research. A proposal by representatives of the SFHH, DGHM and DGKH for a European discussion. Labadie, J.C., Kampf, G., Lejeune, B., Exner, M., Cottron, O., Girard, R., Orlick, M., Goetz, M.L., Darbord, J.C., Kramer, A. J. Hosp. Infect. (2002)
- Handwashing practices and resistance and density of bacterial hand flora on two pediatric units in Lima, Peru. Larson, E.L., McGinley, K.J., Foglia, A., Leyden, J.J., Boland, N., Larson, J., Altobelli, L.C., Salazar-Lindo, E. American journal of infection control. (1992)
- Clinical assay of N-duopropenide alcohol solution on hand application in newborn and pediatric intensive care units: control of an outbreak of multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a newborn intensive care unit with this measure. Herruzo-Cabrera, R., Garcia-Caballero, J., Martin-Moreno, J.M., Graciani-Perez-Regadera, M.A., Perez-Rodriguez, J. American journal of infection control. (2001)
- Are surgical scrubbing and pre-operative disinfection of the skin in orthopaedic surgery reliable? Salvi, M., Chelo, C., Caputo, F., Conte, M., Fontana, C., Peddis, G., Velluti, C. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA. (2006)
- The effects of 'in-use' surgical handwashing on the pre- and postoperative fingertip flora during cardiothoracic and orthopaedic surgery. Christensen, J.B., Andersen, B.M., Thomassen, S.M., Johansen, O., Lie, M. J. Hosp. Infect. (1995)
- Suitability of Sterillium Gel for surgical hand disinfection. Kampf, G., Kapella, M. J. Hosp. Infect. (2003)
- Prevention of systemic mycoses in patients who are not neutropenic: should we do it? Can we do it? Graybill, J.R. The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. (2000)
- Short- and long-term effects of handwashing with antimicrobial or plain soap in the community. Larson, E., Aiello, A., Lee, L.V., Della-Latta, P., Gomez-Duarte, C., Lin, S. Journal of community health. (2003)