Compliance with hand hygiene in patients with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-323

  Scheithauer, S ^a   Oberrohrmann A ^a   Haefner, H ^a   Kopp, R ^a   Schurholz T ^a   Schwanz, T ^a   Engels, A ^a   Lemmen, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infection; Multidrug resistant bacteria; Quality management; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAND HYGIENCE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING HOME; SURGICAL WARD;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 78349312065     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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