Twenty-four-hour observational study of hospital hand hygiene compliance

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-255

  Randle, J ^a   Arthur, A ^a   Vaughan, N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene compliance; Healthcare workers; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital visitors; Patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 77957678538     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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