Systematic patients' hand disinfection: Impact on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rates in a community hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-272

  Gagne D ^a   Bedard G ^a   Maziade, P J ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Pierre Legardeur   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hand disinfection; Hand hygiene; MRSA infection rates; Patients

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; HETEROZYGOTE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

CANADA; CARRIER STATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; HAND DISINFECTION;

EID: 77954534664     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.028     Document Type: Article

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