Published in J Hyg (Lond) on October 01, 1975
Epidemiologic background of hand hygiene and evaluation of the most important agents for scrubs and rubs. Clin Microbiol Rev (2004) 2.95
A test for 'hygienic' hand disinfection. J Clin Pathol (1978) 2.42
Analysis of three variables in sampling solutions used to assay bacteria of hands: type of solution, use of antiseptic neutralizers, and solution temperature. J Clin Microbiol (1980) 1.84
Transient skin flora: their removal by cleansing or disinfection in relation to their mode of deposition. J Clin Pathol (1978) 1.60
Failure of hand disinfection with frequent hand washing: a need for prolonged field studies. J Hyg (Lond) (1977) 1.51
Bacteriological sampling of postmortem rooms. J Clin Pathol (1989) 1.24
Effect of topical antimicrobial treatment on aerobic bacteria in the stratum corneum of human skin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (1991) 1.17
Effectiveness of hand washing and disinfection methods in removing transient bacteria after patient nursing. J Hyg (Lond) (1980) 1.00
Comparative in vivo efficiencies of hand-washing agents against hepatitis A virus (HM-175) and poliovirus type 1 (Sabin). Appl Environ Microbiol (1993) 0.90
The importance of soap selection for routine hand hygiene in hospital. J Hyg (Lond) (1981) 0.89
Evaluation of nongermicidal handwashing protocols for removal of transient microbial flora. Appl Environ Microbiol (1985) 0.80
API system: a multitube micromethod for identification of Enterobacteriaceae. Appl Microbiol (1972) 15.29
Identification of Staphylococcus pyogenes by the phosphatase reaction. J Pathol Bacteriol (1951) 10.40
Preoperative disinfection of surgeons' hands: use of alcoholic solutions and effects of gloves on skin flora. Br Med J (1974) 4.24
Use of 4 per cent chlorhexidine detergent solution (Hibiscrub) and other methods of skin disinfection. Br Med J (1973) 4.03
Skin bacteria and skin disinfection reconsidered. Br Med J (1972) 3.87
DISINFECTION OF HANDS: REMOVAL OF TRANSIENT ORGANISMS. Br Med J (1964) 3.14
Disinfection of the skin of operation sites. Br Med J (1960) 3.09
Disinfection of Hands: Removal of Resident Bacteria. Br Med J (1963) 1.88
Disinfection of the skin with detergent preparations of Irgasan DP 300 and other antiseptics. Br Med J (1974) 1.52
From Phisohex to Hibiscrub. Br Med J (1973) 1.51
A quantitative method for investigating the bacteriology of skin: its application to burns. Br J Exp Pathol (1972) 1.09
Sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotics: emergence of strains highly resistant to carbenicillin. Lancet (1969) 8.94
Detecting anxiety and depression in general medical settings. BMJ (1988) 4.79
Preoperative disinfection of surgeons' hands: use of alcoholic solutions and effects of gloves on skin flora. Br Med J (1974) 4.24
Use of 4 per cent chlorhexidine detergent solution (Hibiscrub) and other methods of skin disinfection. Br Med J (1973) 4.03
Use of an improved cetrimide agar medium and other culture methods for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Clin Pathol (1965) 3.83
Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomised study. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1982) 3.71
Somatic presentations of psychiatric illness in primary care setting. J Psychosom Res (1988) 3.50
Prophylaxis and therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection with carbenicillin and with gentamicin. Br Med J (1967) 3.15
Sources of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with tracheostomy. J Med Microbiol (1970) 3.11
Transfer of anibioic resistanceetween Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and other gram-negative bacilli in rns. Lancet (1971) 3.05
Antiseptic and aseptic prophylaxis for burns: use of silver nitrate and of isolators. Br Med J (1966) 2.84
Ward floors and other surfaces as reservoirs of hospital infection. J Hyg (Lond) (1967) 2.63
Screening for psychiatric illness in general practice: the general practitioner versus the screening questionnaire. J R Coll Gen Pract (1987) 2.60
Fate of receptor and ligand during endocytosis of asialoglycoproteins by isolated hepatocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1982) 2.54
Disinfection of the skin: an assessment of some new preparations. Br Med J (1971) 2.52
Intracellular dissociation of receptor-bound asialoglycoproteins in cultured hepatocytes. A pH-mediated nonlysosomal event. J Biol Chem (1983) 2.45
A test for 'hygienic' hand disinfection. J Clin Pathol (1978) 2.42
Gram-negative bacilli in burns. J Clin Pathol (1969) 2.35
Cytogenetic studies on the white locus in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics (1966) 2.25
Sources of gas gangrene in hospital. Br Med J (1969) 2.24
Antiserum and antibiotic in the prophylaxis of burns against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Br J Plast Surg (1966) 2.21
Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates. J Hosp Infect (1983) 2.20
Cephalosporinase and penicillinase activity of Gram-negative bacteria. J Gen Microbiol (1965) 2.20
Alternative forms of local treatment for burns. Lancet (1971) 2.17
Surgical instruments and disease transmission. Lancet (1993) 2.04
Revised guidelines for control of MRSA: applying appropriately-based recommendations. J Hosp Infect (1999) 2.02
Varieties of aseptic practice in hospial wards. Lancet (1969) 1.89
Disinfection of Hands: Removal of Resident Bacteria. Br Med J (1963) 1.88
Infection and sepsis after operations for total hip or knee-joint replacement: influence of ultraclean air, prophylactic antibiotics and other factors. J Hyg (Lond) (1984) 1.85
Contamination of protective clothing and nurses' uniforms in an isolation ward. J Hosp Infect (1983) 1.70
Clearance from a hospital of gram-negative bacilli that transfer carbenicillin-resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Lancet (1972) 1.68
Postoperative infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an eye hospital. Lancet (1966) 1.67
An outbreak of candidiasis in a special care baby unit: the use of a resistogram typing method. J Hosp Infect (1986) 1.61
Effects of alterations in cellular iron on biosynthesis of the transferrin receptor in K562 cells. Mol Cell Biol (1985) 1.61
Transient skin flora: their removal by cleansing or disinfection in relation to their mode of deposition. J Clin Pathol (1978) 1.60
Survival of wound pathogens under different environmental conditions. J Hyg (Lond) (1968) 1.59
Masks in surgery? J Hosp Infect (1991) 1.54
Disinfection of the skin with detergent preparations of Irgasan DP 300 and other antiseptics. Br Med J (1974) 1.52
The influence of social factors on common mental disorders. Destabilisation and restitution. Br J Psychiatry (1990) 1.51
A new polyvalent Pseudomonas vaccine. J Med Microbiol (1977) 1.51
Cleaning and disinfection of hospital floors. Br Med J (1966) 1.49
Species identification and antibiotic sensitivity of coagulase-negative staphylococci from CAPD peritonitis. J Antimicrob Chemother (1984) 1.47
Dimensions of neuroses seen in primary-care settings. Psychol Med (1987) 1.46
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in oncology: a study-level meta-analysis of survival and other safety outcomes. Br J Cancer (2010) 1.46
Hand disinfection: a comparison of various agents in laboratory and ward studies. J Hosp Infect (1988) 1.44
In vitro generation of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T cells in patients receiving haplo-identical allogeneic stem cell transplantation. J Immunother (2001) 1.38
A surface test for virucidal activity of disinfectants: preliminary study with herpes virus. J Hosp Infect (1987) 1.36
Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dermatology and burn wards. J Clin Pathol (1977) 1.35
Protective isolation in a burns unit: the use of plastic isolators and air curtains. J Hyg (Lond) (1971) 1.35
Wound infections acquired from a disperser of an unusual strain of Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Pathol (1967) 1.32
Multi-hospital trial on the use of ultraclean air systems in orthopaedic operating rooms to reduce infection: preliminary communication. J R Soc Med (1978) 1.30
Local chemoprophylaxis for burns with gentamicin and other agents. Lancet (1968) 1.28
Staphylococcal infection in cervical glands of infants. Lancet (1972) 1.26
Transferable carbenicillin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nat New Biol (1972) 1.26
Bacteriological sampling of postmortem rooms. J Clin Pathol (1989) 1.24
Bacteria isolated from deep joint sepsis after operation for total hip or knee replacement and the sources of the infections with Staphylococcus aureus. J Hosp Infect (1983) 1.23
Susceptibility of man to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Lancet (1965) 1.23
Anemia in hemodialysis patients: variables affecting this outcome predictor. J Am Soc Nephrol (1997) 1.21
Ultraclean air and antibiotics for prevention of postoperative infection. A multicenter study of 8,052 joint replacement operations. Acta Orthop Scand (1987) 1.21
A new Pseudomonas vaccine: preliminary trial on human volunteers. J Hyg (Lond) (1976) 1.21
Topical chemoprophylaxis with silver sulphadiazine and silver nitrate chlorhexidine creams: emergence of sulphonamide-resistant Gram-negative bacilli. Br Med J (1976) 1.20
Reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr): early indicator of iron deficiency and response to therapy. Blood (1994) 1.19
Protective isolation in single-bed rooms: studies in a modified hospital ward. J Hyg (Lond) (1971) 1.19
Sporicidal activity of glutaraldehydes and hypochlorites and other factors influencing their selection for the treatment of medical equipment. J Hosp Infect (1980) 1.18
Contamination of infant feeds in a Milton milk kitchen. Lancet (1970) 1.17
Surgical scrub and skin disinfection. Infect Control (1984) 1.17
Changes in antibiotic sensitivity patterns of Gram-negative bacilli in burns. J Clin Pathol (1972) 1.15
Antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in a burns unit after stopping routine prophylaxis with erythromycin. J Antimicrob Chemother (1978) 1.14
Reconstitution of the hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor with phospholipid vesicles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1980) 1.13
Topical chemoprophylaxis for burns: trials of creams containing silver sulphadiazine and trimethoprim. Injury (1971) 1.13
Limits to progressive reduction of resident skin bacteria by disinfection. J Clin Pathol (1979) 1.12
Gentamicin- and silver-resistant pseudomonas in a burns unit. Br Med J (1979) 1.10
Passive protection of mice against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by serum from recently vaccinated mice. Br J Exp Pathol (1971) 1.10