A realistic approach towards hand hygiene for long-term care residents and health care personnel

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-338

  Schweon, Steven J ^a   Kirk, Jane ^b  

^a Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home   (United States)

^b GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; hand hygiene compliance; hand hygiene program; incidental contact; infection; long term care; resident

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; NURSING HOME; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955641554     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.09.013     Document Type: Note

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