Controlled trial measuring the effect of a feedback intervention on hand hygiene compliance in a step-down unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 730-735

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a,d   D'Arco, Cláudia ^a   Bravim, Bruno De Arruda ^a   Martino, Marinês Dalla Valle ^a   Correa, Luci ^a   Silva, Cláudia Vallone ^a   Lamblet, Luiz Carlos R ^a   Silva Jr , Moacyr ^a   De Lima, Gisele ^a   Guastelli, Luciana Reis ^a   Barbosa, Luciana ^b   Dos Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b Gojo Latin America   (Brazil)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Pediatric Intensive Care Unit   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HAND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RATE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ALCOHOLS; BRAZIL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NURSES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 50949121740     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590122     Document Type: Article

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