Hand gel alone not curbing hospital infections study shows
In Nebraska, doctors and nurses increased alcohol gel use but infections among patients did not fall. Experts caution that hand hygiene alone is not enough and call for better cleaning, catheter care, antibiotic stewardship, and bans on long nails and rings to reduce hospital acquired infections.
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Rupp
Mike Bell
Karl Rush
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Neb
Nebraska Hospital
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