Effectiveness of a hand hygiene promotion strategy using alcohol-based handrub in 6 intensive care units in Colombia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 633-639

  Barrera, Lena ^a,b   Zingg, Walter ^c   Mendez, Fabian ^a   Pittet, Didier ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b University Hospital of Valle   (Colombia)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; alcohol based handrub; central line associated bloodstream infections; Hand hygiene; health care associated infections; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; CROSS INFECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053569151     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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