A prospective comparative study of the relationship between different types of ring and microbial hand colonization among pediatric intensive care unit nurses
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Cengiz AB, Bagdat A, Barin C, Kutluk T, Gur D. A prospective comparative study of the relationship between different types of ring and microbial hand colonization among pediatric intensive care unit nurses. International Journal Of Nursing Studies 2008, 45: 1572-1576. PMID: 18479684, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-PropanolClinical Nursing ResearchColony Count, MicrobialCross InfectionDisinfectionGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHandHand DisinfectionHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientIntensive Care Units, PediatricJewelryNursing Staff, HospitalProspective StudiesStatistics, NonparametricConceptsAlcohol-based hand disinfectionHand disinfectionPediatric intensive care unit nursesIntensive care unit nursesAlcohol-based hand disinfectantsPotential nosocomial pathogensIntensive care settingIntensive care unitProspective comparative studyCare unit nursesBacterial colonizationDirect patient careAlcohol-based rubsColony countsHand colonizationTotal bacterial colonizationCare unitPediatric hospitalUnit nursesHand culturesCare settingsHand contaminationHand disinfectantsSterile glovesNosocomial pathogen