title: Maintaining intact skin during handwashing: the first line of defense against the chain of septic flow.
authors.affiliation: Kovach & Associates Inc., St. Louis, Mo., USA. t.kovach@worldnet.att.net
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kovach
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001558:Benzethonium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001558:Benzethonium; D000431:Ethanol; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine