Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 206-211

  Smith, S J ^a   Young, V ^a   Robertson, C ^b,c   Dancer, S J ^d  

^a Hairmyres Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^d Hairmyres Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cleaning; Clinical equipment; Hand hygiene; Healthcare environment; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SUMMER; TELEPHONE; TOUCH; WARD; WINTER;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; TOUCH;

EID: 84862804584     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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