Are short training sessions on hand hygiene effective in preventing hospital-acquired MRSA? A time-series analysis

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 559-561

  Conrad, Andreas ^a   Kaier, Klaus ^a,b   Frank, Uwe ^a   Dettenkofer, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rub; bed occupancy rates; hand hygiene; MRSA; time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; WARD;

ALCOHOLS; BED OCCUPANCY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HANDWASHING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956231883     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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