The influence of nurse cohorting on hand hygiene effectiveness

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 621-626

  Beggs, Clive B ^a   Noakes, Catherine J ^b   Shepherd, Simon J ^a   Kerr, Kevin G ^c,d   Sleigh, P Andrew ^b   Banfield, Katherine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Departments of Microbiology

^d HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NURSE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BED OCCUPANCY; CROSS INFECTION; CROWDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33845193841     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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