Systematic review of studies on compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-294

  Erasmus, Vicki ^a   Daha, Thea J ^c   Brug, Hans ^a,d   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^a   Behrendt, Myra D ^b   Vos, Margreet C ^b   Van Beeck, Ed F ^a  

^a Public Health Department   (Netherlands)

^b Medical Microbiology   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77249160678     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650451     Document Type: Article

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