Does hand hygiene compliance among health care workers change when patients are in contact precaution rooms in ICUs?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 515-517

  Gilbert, Kirven ^a   Stafford, Cortney ^a   Crosby, Kali ^a   Fleming, Edna ^a   Gaynes, Robert ^a  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

compliance; contact precautions; Hand hygiene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSES; PATIENT ISOLATION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 77956231003     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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