Compliance with hand disinfection and its impact on hospital-acquired infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. A, 2001, Pages

  Pittet, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand disinfection; Epidemiology; Hand hygiene; Hand rub; Handwashing; Healthcare workers; Hospital acquired infections; MRSA

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; PROPANOL; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PROTECTION;

EID: 0034927158     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(01)90012-X     Document Type: Article

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