title: [Hygiene in general practice].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how general practitioners handle infection control precautions. The study is based on interviews with 26 general practitioners. The following subjects were included: hand washing, skin disinfection of the patients before injections and minor surgery and disinfection and sterilisation procedures of the instruments. The investigation demonstrated that the precautions varied widely. A manual describing simple and safe infection control precautions in the outpatient setting has been written.
authors.affiliation: Frederiksborg Amts Sundhedsvaesen, klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korsholm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibsen
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hartzen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004203:Disinfection; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017053:Infection Control; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires