Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections

Introduction

Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: Infection Control and Use of Antibiotics

Robert A. Weinstein 

Author affiliation: Cook County Hospital and Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ilinois, USA

Main Article

Table 2

Potential benefits of alcohol-based sinkless hand degerming agents

	Soap and water handwashing	Alcohol hand rub
Time required	30-120 seconds	10-30 seconds
Efficacy in degerming	Good to very good	Excellent
Acceptance by personnel	Historically poor	Good to excellent

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