A practical guide to alcohol-based hand hygiene infrastructure in a resource-poor pediatric hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 851-854

  Caniza, Miguela A ^a   Dueñas, Lourdes ^b   Lopez, Blanca ^b   Rodriguez, Alicia ^a   Maron, Gabriela ^a   Hayden, Randall ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a   McCullers, Jonathan A ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Hospital Nacional de Ninos Benjamin Bloom   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Alcohol; El Salvador; hand hygiene; hospital; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL;

ALCOHOLS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS;

EID: 71249133198     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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