Evaluation of hand hygiene adherence in a tertiary hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 676-683

  Novoa, Ana M ^a,b   Pi Sunyer, Teresa ^a   Sala, Maria ^a   Molins, Eduard ^a   Castells, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Del Mar University   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SPAIN;

EID: 36549003589     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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