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A Randomized Trial of Soap and Water Hand Wash Versus Alcohol Hand Rub for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands of Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Sirisha Kundrapu ,
Venkata Sunkesula ,
Irina Jury ,
Abhishek Deshpande  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Sirisha Kundrapu
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Venkata Sunkesula
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Irina Jury
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Abhishek Deshpande
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , February 2014 , pp. 204 - 206
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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