Clustered randomized controlled trial of a hand hygiene intervention involving pocket-sized containers of alcohol-based hand rub for the control of infections in long-term care facilities

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-76

  Yeung, Wing Kin ^a   Wilson Tam, Wai San ^b   Wong, Tze Wai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTAINER; GASTROENTERITIS; GEL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM CARE FACILITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SEPTICEMIA; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; ETHANOL; GELS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYGIENE;

EID: 78650765671     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657636     Document Type: Article

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