Reduction in surgical site infections in neurosurgical patients associated with a bedside hand hygiene program in Vietnam

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 583-588

  Thu, Le Thi Anh ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b   Vo, Van Nho ^a   Archibald, Lennox ^c   Jarvis, William R ^d   Sohn, Annette H ^e  

^a CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Jason and Jarvis Associates   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL INFECTION; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VIETNAM;

EID: 34249302709     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516661     Document Type: Article

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