Association between use of hand hygiene products and rates of health care-associated infections in a large university hospital in Norway

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-317

  Herud, Trine ^a   Nilsen, Roy M ^a,b   Svendheim, Kjersti ^a   Harthug, Stig ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249104627     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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