Patient-centered hand hygiene: The next step in infection prevention

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Landers, Timothy ^a   Abusalem, Said ^b   Coty, Mary Beth ^b   Bingham, James ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carriage return; Health care associated infection; Patient empowerment; Patient participation; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84860520337     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.006     Document Type: Review

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