Impact of screening and identifying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers on hand hygiene compliance in 4 intensive care units

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 571-576

  Hitoto, Hikombo ^a   Kouatchet, Achille ^a   Dubé, Laurent ^a   Lemarié, Carole ^a   Kempf, Marie ^a,b   Mercat, Alain ^a   Joly Guillou, Maire Laure ^a,b   Eveillard, Matthieu ^a,b  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

critical care; evaluation study; infection control; MRSA; practice improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80051961501     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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