Effect of a multifaceted intervention on adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare workers: A cluster-randomized trial

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1170-1176

  Mertz, Dominik ^a,b   Dafoe, Nancy ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^a   Brazil, Kevin ^a   Loeb, Mark ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONAL HYGIENE;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; OBSERVATION; ONTARIO;

EID: 77957858338     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656592     Document Type: Article

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