Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections among hospitalized patients in Ontario? Analysis of publicly reported patient safety data from 2008 to 2011

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-610

  Didiodato, Giulio ^a  

^a Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ONTARIO; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84877650717     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670637     Document Type: Article

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