Interventional study to evaluate the impact of an alcohol-based hand gel in improving hand hygiene compliance

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 489-495

  Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Pittet, Didier ^b   Grady, Lynne ^a   Zawacki, Anne ^a   Potter Bynoe, Gail ^a   Samore, Matthew H ^c   Goldmann, Donald A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Guideline adherence; Handwashing standards; Health personnel; Intervention; Pediatric critical care; Prevention; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PREVACARE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GEL; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ALCOHOLS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; GELS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035990357     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200206000-00002     Document Type: Article

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