Bundling hand hygiene interventions and measurement to decrease health care-associated infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Pincock, Ted ^a   Bernstein, Paul ^b   Warthman, Shawn ^c   Holst, Elizabeth ^d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

^d Strategic Gear   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Compliance; Direct observation; Electronic measurement; Infection prevention; Multimodal

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860516344     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.008     Document Type: Review

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