Hand hygiene : a handbook for medical professionals /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Pittet, Didier, Boyce, John M., Allegranzi, Benedetta
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017.
Series:	Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts Ser.
Subjects:	Hand > Care and hygiene. Hand Hygiene Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.