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Hospital infections and hospital hygiene at Malmö General Hospital: 2. Hygienic measures and their correlation with the incidence of infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Ingmar Juhlin  and
Carl Ericson
Ingmar Juhlin
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Bacteriology (University of Lund), General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
Carl Ericson
Affiliation:
Institute of Clinical Bacteriology (University of Lund), General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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A hygienic programme, which has been developed and maintained during several years at a large Swedish university hospital, is presented in detail. The composition and working methods of the Infection Control Committee are described and some economic calculations given. The possible connexion between the hygienic measures and a marked decrease of the incidence of infections is discussed. This decrease did not occur until a satisfactory method for the routine hand disinfection had been introduced, using a commercial antibacterial cleaner containing 3% hexachlorophene.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , March 1965 , pp. 35 - 48
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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