Relationship between prevalence of device-associated infections and alcohol-based hand-rub consumption: A multi-level approach

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-137

  Slekovec, C ^a,b   Gbaguidi Haore, H ^a,b   Coignard, B ^c   Bertrand, X ^a,b   Talon, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b université Bourgogne Franche Comté   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Device associated infection; Hand rub consumption; Multi level analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY CATHETER;

AGED; ALCOHOLS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79955963359     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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