Effectiveness of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs for Removal ofClostridium difficileSpores from Hands
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 31 (6) , 565-570
- https://doi.org/10.1086/652772
Abstract
Effectiveness of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands - Volume 31 Issue 6 - Umair Jabbar, Julie Leischner, Douglas Kasper, Robert Gerber, Susan P. Sambol, Jorge P. Parada, Stuart Johnson, Dale N. GerdingKeywords
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