Touch contamination levels during anaesthetic procedures and their relationship to hand hygiene procedures: a clinical audit  A.F. Merry, T.E. Miller,

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Touch contamination levels during anaesthetic procedures and their relationship to hand hygiene procedures: a clinical audit  A.F. Merry, T.E. Miller, G. Findon, C.S. Webster, S.P.W. Neff  British Journal of Anaesthesia  Volume 87, Issue 2, Pages 291-294 (August 2001) DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.2.291 Copyright © 2001 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 The numbers of bacteria transferred during the seven hand washing methods described in the text (each point relates to one catheter segment). British Journal of Anaesthesia 2001 87, 291-294DOI: (10.1093/bja/87.2.291) Copyright © 2001 British Journal of Anaesthesia Terms and Conditions