Compliance with hand hygiene and glove change in a general hospital, Mashhad, Iran: An observational study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Naderi, Hamidreza ^a   Sheybani, Fereshte ^a   Mostafavi, Irandokht ^a   Khosravi, Nasrin ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross transmission; Handwashing; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL GLOVE; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; IRAN;

EID: 84864662307     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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