Emergence of hand contamination with Aspergillus during demolition work

Cunat, Lisiane, Ahmed-lecheheb, Djihane, Hartemann, Philippe, Hunter, Paul and Hautemanière, Alexis (2013) Emergence of hand contamination with Aspergillus during demolition work. American Journal of Infection Control, 41 (1). pp. 83-85. ISSN 0196-6553

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Abstract

Hand rubbing with hydro-alcoholic solutions prevent the exogenous nosocomial infection, but the hydro-alcoholic solutions were not sporicidal. A major program of demolition was organized on the area of the University Hospital of Nancy (France) between 2007 and 2010, and this period is often considered as a possible source of suspending Aspergillus spores. This study shows the emergence of Aspergillus on the hands of the medical students during demolition period despite the same quality of hand hygiene.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nosocomial infection,hand rubbing,practices professional assessment,hygiene of health workers,hydro-alcoholic solutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health (former - to 2025) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Public Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2013 00:48
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2025 14:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43447
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.037

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