Multicentre study on hand hygiene facilities and practice in the Mediterranean area: Results from the NosoMed network

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-318

  Amazian, Kamelia ^a   Abdelmoumene T ^b   Sekkat, S ^c   Terzaki, S ^d   Njah, M ^e   Dhidah, L ^f   Caillat Vallet, E ^a   Saadatian Elahi, M ^a   Fabry, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Algeria)

^c HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^d Nosocomial Infection Control Centre GOTHI   (Egypt)

^e FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Audit; Facilities; Hand hygiene; Mediterranean region; NosoMed; Practices

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GEOGRAPHY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOROCCO; TUNISIA;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ALGERIA; CROSS INFECTION; EGYPT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MOROCCO; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TUNISIA;

EID: 32044433733     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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