Pathways to clean hands: Highlights of successful hand hygiene implementation strategies in Europe

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Magiorakos, A P ^a   Leens, E ^b   Drouvot, D ^c   May Michelangeli, L ^c   Reichardt, C ^d   Gastmeie, P ^d   Wilson, K ^e   Tannahill, M ^f   McFarlane, E ^f   Simon, A ^g  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c Ministry of Health   (France)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^g CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77952716894     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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