Impact of a hand hygiene educational programme on hospital-acquired infections in medical wards

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1212-1218

  Monistrol, O ^a   Calbo, E ^a   Riera, M ^a   Nicolas C ^a   Font, R ^a   Freixas, N ^a   Garau, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rub; Hand hygiene; Hospital acquired infections; Hospital acquired MRSA; Medical wards; Multimodal strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WARD;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863520984     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03735.x     Document Type: Article

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