Is hand-rub consumption correlated with hand hygiene and rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE)-acquired infections?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-350

  Zahar, J R ^a,b   Masse, V ^a,b   Watier, L ^c,d   Lanternier, F ^a,b   Degand, N ^a   Postaire, M ^e   Descamps, P ^a   Nassif, X ^a,b   Lortholary, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Equipe Mobile d'Infectiologie   (France)

^c RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSERM U657   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Extended spectrum beta lactamase; Hand hygiene; Hand rub consumption; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALCOHOLS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84858296079     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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