Effect of Hand Cleansing with Antimicrobial Soap or Alcohol-Based Gel on Microbial Colonization of Artificial Fingernails Worn by Health Care Workers
Open Access
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (3) , 367-372
- https://doi.org/10.1086/318488
Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine differences in microflora on the nails of health care workers (HCWs) wearing artificial nails compared with coKeywords
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