Hand hygiene: State-of-the-art review with emphasis on new technologies and mechanisms of surveillance

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 585-591

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rubs; Compliance; Electronic handwash counters; Hand hygiene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING; WIRELESS INDENTIFICATION DEVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84870546011     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-012-0288-y     Document Type: Review

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