Hand hygiene: First measure to control nosocomial infection;Hygiène des mains: Première mesure pour la maîtrise des infections nosocomiales

Revue Medicale de Liege

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Christiaens, G ^a,d   Barbier, C ^b   Mutsers, J ^b   Warnotte, J ^b   De Mol, P ^a   Bouffioux, C ^c  

^a Direction Médicale ^*

^b Cellule d'Hygiène Hospitalière   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

BELGIUM; CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 32244432104     PISSN: 00353663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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