Preliminary results were
presented at a number of different conferences.
2002
ASM
O'Keeffe
JM, Martin R, Barr W, Grabsch EA, Johnson PDR, Kirsa SW, Edmonds
D, Benton B, Burrell LJ, Mayall BC, Grayson ML. An alcoholic (and
chlorhexidine) approach to hand hygiene. Australian Society
of Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting, month 2002, Melbourne,
Vic
2003 ASID
O'Keeffe J, Johnson PDR,
Martin R, Barr W, Grabsch EA, Mayall BC, Kirsa SW, Edmonds D,
Benton B, Burrell LJ, Plumley N, Grayson ML. Effective introduction
of alcohol/chlorhexidine handrub (DeBug™) in medical, surgical
& intensive care units at ARMC. Australasian Society for Infectious
Diseases Annual Scientific Meeting, April 2003, Canberra, ACT.
A
significant reduction in the number of MRSA clinical infections
