title: General principles of infection control.
abstract: The nosocomial infection is a significant problem worldwide. Thus, hospitals should be aware of it. The hand-washing at a sink is impractical, unachievable and the hospital subjects always do not comply with it. The infection control practitioners, consensually, claimed that waterless alcohol-based hand rubs should be available at the bedside and their use should be promoted over hand-washing with soap and water. In this review, the detailed CDC guidelines of antimicrobial ingredients designed for hand-washing as well as by concerned authorities are presented.
authors.affiliation: Health Research Center, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdelrahman Mohammad
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alqurashi
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004203:Disinfection; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008397:Masks; D010356:Patient Isolation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013242:Sterilization; D014481:United States; D016635:Universal Precautions