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[Surgical hand washing]
1Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon Malfreyt, F 63058 Clermont-Ferrand.
Journal De Chirurgie
|June 20, 2002
Abstract:
Hand washing is required to prevent nosocomial infection. We reviewed the literature, analyzing controlled randomized trials providing the best level of evidence. The different products and techniques evaluated in these trials are detailed. Compliance with hand washing protocols is also discussed.