Hand Hygiene
Selected References and Additional Resources
CDC. Guideline for hand hygiene in health care settings: Recommendations of the Health Care Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. MMWR 2002;51(No. RR-16). Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf[PDF-1.2M]. Accessed June 27, 2015.
CDC. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings – 2003. MMWR 2003; 52(No. RR-17):1–66. Available at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5217.pdf[PDF-1.5M]. Accessed June 27, 2015.
CDC. Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings Educational Material https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/
Ellingson K, et. Al. Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene. A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections in Acute care Hospitals: 2014 Updates.Infect Control and Hospital Epidemiol 2014;35 No. S2: S155-S178.
Momeni, SS, Tomlin N, Ruby JD. Isolation of Raoultella planticola from refillable antimicrobial liquid soap dispensers in a dental setting. J Am Dent Assoc 2015;146:241–245.
Myers R, Larson E, Cheng B, Schwartz A, Da Silva K, Kunzel C. Hand hygiene among general practice dentists a survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices. J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139:948–957.
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