OMAHA, Nebraska – (AP) Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. It turns out that’s not enough.In a Nebraska hospital, medical workers nearly doubled [...]
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Doctors and nurses often skip soap and water..
Posted in CDC, antibiotics, doctors, drug resistant staph, hand gel, hygiene, infections, infectious disease, nurses, unsanitized, urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia on February 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »