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Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-106

Prevention and control of health care-associated infections through improved hand hygiene

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rubs; Guidelines; Hand hygiene; Health care associated infection; International health; Intervention; Prevention and control of infection

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951754814     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62483     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (47)

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