A simple effective clean practice protocol significantly improves hand decontamination and infection control measures in the acute surgical setting

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-38

  Howard, D P J ^a,c   Williams, C ^b   Sen, S ^b   Shah, A ^b   Daurka, J ^b   Bird, R ^b   Loh, A ^b   Howard, A ^b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c 45 Surman House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLEAN PRATICE PROTOCOL; CLEANING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAND DECONTAMINATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 62449284330     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8005-3     Document Type: Article

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