Hand hygiene after touching a patient's surroundings: The opportunities most commonly missed

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-31

  FitzGerald, G ^a   Moore, G ^a   Wilson, A P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Staff movement; Surface contacts; Ward environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT;

CROSS INFECTION; FOMITES; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; TOUCH;

EID: 84876328974     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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