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Handwashing

Known as: Washings, Hand, handwash, Hand washing 
The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of removing soil… 
National Institutes of Health

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Hand Disinfection
Infectious disease prevention / controlWashing hands, function

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Promoting adaptive behaviors by two girls with Rett syndrome through a microswitch-based program
Review
2008
Review
2008
Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea.
BACKGROUND Diarrhoea is a common cause of morbidity and a leading cause of death among children aged less than five years… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Infection Control Practices in U.S. Burn Units
The purpose of this study was to determine infection control procedures most commonly used in burn units in the United States. We… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Handwashing practices and challenges in Bangladesh
Handwashing is universally promoted in health interventions. Studies in Bangladesh and elsewhere have shown a 14-40% reduction of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Acquisition of W135 meningococcal carriage in Hajj pilgrims and transmission to household contacts: prospective study
The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina (Hajj) attracts more than two million pilgrims from all over the world… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Microbiologic effectiveness of hand washing with soap in an urban squatter settlement, Karachi, Pakistan
We conducted a study in a squatter settlement in Karachi, Pakistan where residents report commonly washing their hands to… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Multiple intensive care unit outbreak of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subspecies anitratus respiratory infection and colonization associated with contaminated, reusable ventilator circuits and…
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A hospital outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter anitratus: epidemiology and control.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
GENTAMICIN-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES IN A UROLOGICAL WARD
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Possible nosocomial transmission of group B streptococci in a newborn nursery.
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