Effectiveness of short-term, enhanced, infection control support in improving compliance with infection control guidelines and practice in nursing homes: A cluster randomized trial

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1465-1471

  Gopal Rao, G ^a   Jeanes, A ^a   Russell, H ^a   Wilson, D ^a   Atere Roberts, E ^b   O'Sullivan, D ^c   Donaldson, N ^d  

^a University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Southwark and Lewisham Primary Care Trusts ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Lewisham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Infection control; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONDON; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349235786     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002210     Document Type: Article

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