Technique is important for alcohol-based surgical hand antisepsis
Matthias Maiwald
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore.
B Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
C Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
D Corresponding author. Email: matthias.maiwald@kkh.com.sg
Healthcare Infection 17(3) 106-107 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI12028
Submitted: 18 July 2012 Accepted: 20 July 2012 Published: 15 August 2012
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