title: A preventable course of infection. Carriage of gram-negative bacilli on hands.
abstract: Research shows nurses do not pay enough attention to handwashing techniques, and the results of a study on the carriage of gram-negative bacilli reveal an alarming contamination rate.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Sneddon
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff