Hand hygiene practices and adherence determinants in surgical wards across Europe and Israel: A multicenter observational study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 517-520

  Lee, Andie ^a   Chalfine, Annie ^b   Daikos, George L ^c   Garilli, Silvia ^d   Jovanovic, Biljana ^e   Lemmen, Sebastian ^f   Martínez, José Antonio ^g   Masuet Aumatell, Cristina ^h   McEwen, Joanne ⁱ   Pittet, Didier ^a   Rubinovitch, Bina ^j   Sax, Hugo ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d Divisione di Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

^e CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

ⁱ NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Author keywords

alcohol based handrub; attitude of health personnel; Europe; guideline adherence; hand hygiene; handwashing; human behavior; Infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL COMPLIANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISRAEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL WARD; WORKLOAD;

CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ISRAEL;

EID: 79960937681     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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