Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 362-364

  Noritomi, Danilo Teixeira ^a   Chierego, Marialuisa ^a   Byl, Bauduin ^a   Menestrina, Nicola ^a   Carollo, Tiziana ^a   Struelens, Marc ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SANITATION; TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

DISINFECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947574492     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512173     Document Type: Article

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