Handwashing frequencies in an intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 36-41

  Karabey, S ^a   Ay, P ^a   Derbentli, S ^a   Nakipoglu Y ^a   Esen, F ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Direct observation; Handwashing; ICU; Microbiological investigation; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY; WORKLOAD; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 0036365790     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1132     Document Type: Article

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