Infection-free surgery: How to improve hand-hygience compliance and eradicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from surgical wards

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-319

  Davis, C R ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handwashing; HCAL; Infection; MRSA; Nosocomial; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENERAL SURGERY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; ETHANOL; GENERAL SURGERY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 77953647322     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12628812459931     Document Type: Article

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