Problematic linkage of publicly disclosed hand hygiene compliance and health care-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia rates

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-30

  Playford, E Geoffrey ^a   McDougall, David ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA;

AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865493173     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10677     Document Type: Letter

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