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Hand washing and diarrhoea in adolescents

Journal of Public Health, 2011
This study aimed to characterize hand washing among 13-year-old adolescents, assessing the association with the occurrence of diarrhoea. We evaluated 2,036 adolescents enrolled in schools of Porto, Portugal. Information was collected by self-administered questionnaires.
Gomes, A, Fraga, S, Ramos, E
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Interruption of shigellosis by hand washing

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1982
High 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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Monitoring Hand-Washing Practices using Structural Vibrations

, 2017
In this paper, we present a novel system for monitoring hand-washing activities using vibration sensing of the sink structure. In the United States alone, more than 1.7 million patients each year are subjected to preventable infections in the hospital ...
Jonathon Fagert, Mostafa Mirshekari, Shijia Pan, Pei Zhang, H. Noh   +4 more
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Hand washing

Anaesthesia, 2004
N. Levy and, J. Mauger
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Hand-Washing for Nursery Technique

Pediatrics, 1968
It 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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Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis and Hand Washing

New England Journal of Medicine, 1973
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is a severe form of conjunctivitis associated with edema, pain and photophobia. Systemic symptoms, such as fever, are not usually present. Round subepithelial infiltrates located primarily in the center of the cornea are seen in some patients. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis may cause severe and sometimes prolonged morbidity,
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The Zen of Hand Washing

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 2009
K. Sue Hoyt, Jean A. Proehl
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Hand‐washing and antiseptics

Medical Journal of Australia, 1984
Elizabeth Reiss-Levy, Richards M, McAlister E   +2 more
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Is hand washing safe?

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2008
Shiv Sekhar Chatterjee, Ram Kumar Marwaha, L. Mandal, Ashim Das, Pallab Ray   +4 more
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The Importance of Hand Washing

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2013
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