Measuring rates of hand hygiene adherence in the intensive care setting: A comparative study of direct observation, product usage,and electronic counting devices

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 796-801

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a   Moura Jr , Denis Faria ^a   Paes, Ângela Tavares ^a   Dos, Oscar Fernando Pavão Santos ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; ELECTRONICS; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; BRAZIL; DEVICES; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; OBSERVATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BRAZIL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ELECTRONICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OBSERVATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; HAND DISINFECTION;

EID: 77955873419     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653999     Document Type: Article

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