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Hand hygiene : a handbook for medical professionals /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pittet, Didier, Boyce, John M., Allegranzi, Benedetta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017.
Colección:Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Contributors ; Preface ; Foreword ; Chapter 1 The Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infection ; Key Messages ; What We Know
  • The Evidence ; What We Do Not Know
  • The Uncertain ; Research Agenda ; References.
  • Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives References; Chapter 3 Flora and Physiology of Normal Skin ; Key Messages ; Research Agenda ; References ; Chapter 4 Dynamics of Hand Transmission ; Key Messages ; What We Know
  • The Evidence ; Organisms Present on Patients' Skin or Immediate Environment.
  • Organism Transfer to Healthcare Workers' Hands Organism Survival on Hands ; Defective Hand Cleansing Results in Hands Remaining Contaminated ; Contaminated Hands Cross-Transmit Organisms ; Impact of Hand Hygiene on Transmission ; What We Do Not Know
  • The Uncertain ; Research Agenda.
  • Methodological challenges and Recommendations Recommendation 1: Studies Should Clearly State the Intended Causal Contrast ; Recommendation 2: Confounding and Contamination Should Be Considered in Hand Hygiene Studies but Generally Do Not ""Explain"" a Positive Result.