Drug Resistance
Studies from Columbia University, Department of Epidemiology provide new data on drug resistance
Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 12th, 2007
Research findings, "Antimicrobial resistance patterns of colonizing flora on nurses' hands in the neonatal intensive care unit," are discussed in a new report. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of an alcohol-based handrub for health care worker hand hygiene. The purpose of this study was to examine effects of hand hygiene product and skin condition on the antimicrobial resistance patterns of colonizing hand flora among nurses," scientists writing in the American Journal of Infection Control report.
"Colonizing hand flora of 119 nurses working in 2 neonatal intensive care units was compared during a 22-month crossover study using...
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