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Archive >  Infection Control 2002

Update on Hand Hygiene

Proposed CDC guidelines are aimed at making scrubbing safer and more effective.

This year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), working with several other recognized authorities, is expected to release "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings." This comprehensive update of a 15-year-old guideline may signal a new era in hand antisepsis.

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