Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene promotion strategy on healthcare-associated infections

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ling, Moi Lin ^a   How, Kue Bien ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infections; System change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SINGAPORE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRAINING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84879637410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-1-13     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare, WHO 2009.
2. WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare (Advanced Draft), WHO 2006.
3. 5 Million Lives Campaign Getting Started Kit: Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection How-to Guide 2008, Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 5 Million Lives Campaign., http://www.ihi.org