Monitoring and feedback of hand hygiene compliance and the impact on facility-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 672-677

  Cromer, Andrea L ^a   Latham, Susan C ^a   Bryant, Kathy G ^a   Hutsell, Svetlana ^a   Gansauer, Lucy ^a   Bendyk, Heather A ^a   Steed, Robert ^a   Carney, Michelle C ^a  

^a Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MONITORING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 55049091298     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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