The World Health Organization hand hygiene observation method

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 827-834

  Sax, Hugo ^a   Allegranzi, Benedetta ^b   Chraïti, Marie Noëlle ^a   Boyce, John ^c   Larson, Elaine ^d   Pittet, Didier ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 71149116392     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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