Patients' potential role in the transmission of health care-associated infections: Prevalence of contamination with bacterial pathogens and patient attitudes toward hand hygiene

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 793-798

  Istenes, Nancy ^a   Bingham, James ^b   Hazelett, Susan ^a   Fleming, Eileen ^a   Kirk, Jane ^b  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand contamination rate; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene survey; Inpatient; Patient hand contamination; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF REPORT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

HAND CONTAMINATION RATE; HAND HYGIENE; HAND HYGIENE SURVEY; INPATIENT; PATIENT HAND CONTAMINATION; PATIENT SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883274431     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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