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

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 212-213

  Lindsay Grayson, M ^a   Russo, Philip L ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TREND STUDY; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOTE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84867641167     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11044     Document Type: Letter

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