Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Furtado, Guilherme H C ^a,b   Santana, Solange L ^a   Coutinho, Ana Paula ^a   Perdiz, Luciana B ^a   Wey, Sérgio B ^a   Medeiros, Eduardo A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compliance; Handwashing; Healthcare workers; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING ASSISTANT; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SANITATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33745094701     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702006000100007     Document Type: Article

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