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In Vitro Activity of a Nonmedicated Handwash Product, Chlorhexidine, and an Alcohol-Based Hand Disinfectant Against Multiply Resistant Gram-Positive Microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Peter Goroncy-Bermes
Affiliation:
Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany
Marinus A. Schouten
Affiliation:
Academisch Ziekenhuis Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Andreas Voss
Affiliation:
Academisch Ziekenhuis Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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