Current concepts in hand hygiene
Cuny, E.
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 25(1 Suppl): 11-2 14 16
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1548-8578 PMID: 15641329 Document Number: 580805
Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines provide new concepts in hand hygiene. A major cornerstone of infection control, hand contamination has often been cited as the culprit in hospital-associated infections. New products and new science provide the basis for the next generation of recommendations for controlling the transmission of infectious organisms on the hands of health care providers.