Effectiveness and limitations of hand hygiene promotion on decreasing Healthcare-Associated infections

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Yee Chun ^a,b   Sheng, Wang Huei ^a   Wang, Jann Tay ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,b   Lin, Hui Chi ^a   Tien, Kuei Lien ^a   Hsu, Le Yin ^a   Tsai, Keh Sung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAND HYGIENE PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREND STUDY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81155134332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027163     Document Type: Article

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