Adherence to hand hygiene in an Italian long-term care facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 495-497

  Pan, Angelo ^a,b   Domenighini, Francesca ^a,e   Signorini, Liana ^a   Assini, Renata ^a   Catenazzi, Patrizia ^c   Lorenzotti, Silvia ^b   Patroni, Andrea ^d   Carosi, Giampiero ^a   Guerrini, Gianbattista ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona ^*  (Italy)

^c Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona   (Italy)

^d Esine Hospital   (Italy)

^e L Arvedi Nursing Home   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GLOVE; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 51149107180     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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