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Nursing Children and Young People, 2017
Essential facts Antimicrobial resistance develops when the medicines are used inappropriately. Global estimates suggest that every year more than 700,000 people die from drug-resistant strains of common bacterial and viral infections, such as the human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis and malaria.
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Essential facts Antimicrobial resistance develops when the medicines are used inappropriately. Global estimates suggest that every year more than 700,000 people die from drug-resistant strains of common bacterial and viral infections, such as the human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis and malaria.
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2023
The chapter deals with the practice of washing hands and its importance. It is a simple process, and its importance is reinforced. The small act of handwashing is an activity that has been repeatedly shown to be very useful in controlling the spread of nosocomial infections. Eye protection and alcohol-based rubs are also discussed.
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The chapter deals with the practice of washing hands and its importance. It is a simple process, and its importance is reinforced. The small act of handwashing is an activity that has been repeatedly shown to be very useful in controlling the spread of nosocomial infections. Eye protection and alcohol-based rubs are also discussed.
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Hand Washing: A Ritual Revisited
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1995This article summarizes a critical analysis of 18 studies that examined the link between hand washing and infection. Although several factors made it difficult to evaluate the effect of hand washing, the authors conclude that (1) hand washing can add incremental value to infection-control strategies in acute care settings, (2) patient hand hygiene may ...
J L, Bryan, J, Cohran, E L, Larson
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Nutrition & Food Science, 1980
A recent WHO working group concluded that efficient hand washing was more effective than health examinations of food handlers in maintaining high standards of ...
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A recent WHO working group concluded that efficient hand washing was more effective than health examinations of food handlers in maintaining high standards of ...
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Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea
2008Diarrhoea is a common cause of morbidity and a leading cause of death among children aged less than five years, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It is transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or drink, by direct person-to-person contact, or from contaminated hands.
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Interruption of shigellosis by hand washing
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1982High attack rates, increasing resistance to antibiotics and high mortality make shigellosis a serious problem. As Shigella is associated with poor hygiene we examined the effectiveness of a simple intervention, washing hands with soap and water, in checking the spread of the disease. The study population was comprised of confirmed cases of shigellosis.
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Hand-Washing for Nursery Technique
Pediatrics, 1968It is satisfying to see careful questioning of old rules and techniques as exemplified in the communication from Drs. Silverman and Sinclair (Pediatrics, 40:900, 1967) concerning the questionable value of gowns and masks in nurseries. Nothing that follows here implies the slightest criticism of their valuable work or conclusions or ...
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