title: Hand decontamination.
abstract: Hand decontamination is an important intervention in controlling hospital-acquired infections. Dinah Gould examines the issues relating to this, including different decontaminants, the evidence base, the need for improvements in practice, and effective practice.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, South Bank University, London.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000985:Antisepsis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005544:Forecasting; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D012915:Soaps
chemical_list: D012915:Soaps