Hand hygiene compliance and irritant dermatitis: a juxtaposition of healthcare issues
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Hand hygiene compliance in healthcare workers.
The 'clean-your-hands' campaign has now been introduced into hospitals in England but it was initially piloted in six acute trusts. The campaign was multi-modal and aimed to improve hand hygiene compliance. This review reports the findings from one of the trusts involved in the pilot. The campaign consisted of a toolkit that included placing alcohol hand rub beside patients, along with posters ...
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Background: Antiseptics are commonly used for personal hygiene in Taiwan. We have previously reported a series of ichthyosiform irritant contact dermatitis induced by cetrimide-containing antiseptics. Objectives: To report a new series of antiseptics-induced ichthyosiform irritant contact dermatitis and bring attention to the potential irritation effects of antiseptics. Methods: We reviewed the...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cosmetic Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0142-5463
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00733.x