Outcomes from the first 2 years of the Australian National Hand Hygiene Initiative

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 615-619

  Grayson, M Lindsay ^a   Russo, Philip L ^a   Cruickshank, Marilyn ^b   Bear, Jacqui L ^c   Gee, Christine A ^d   Hughes, Clifford F ^e   Johnson, Paul D R ^a   Mccann, Rebecca ^f   McMillan, Alison J ^g   Mitchell, Brett G ^h   Selvey, Christine E ⁱ   Smith, Robin E ^j   Wilkinson, Irene J ^k  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

^c ACT Health   (Australia)

^d Toowong Private Hospital   (Australia)

^e Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^g Victorian Department of Health   (Australia)

^h Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services   (Australia)

ⁱ QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^j NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^k SA Health   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NATIONAL HAND HYGIENE INITIATIVE; NONHUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84863230193     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10747     Document Type: Article

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