Promoting and sustaining a hospital-wide, multifaceted hand hygiene program resulted in significant reduction in health care-associated infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 482-486

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Abed, Mahmoud S ^a   Al Yami, Nashma ^a   Birrer, Richard B ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Device associated infections; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEVICE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84878843620     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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