title: Correspondence (letter to the editor): Hand hygiene prevents MRSA transmission.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dettenkofer
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conrad
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D038622:Internationality; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D016896:Treatment Outcome