Improving hand hygiene compliance in health care workers: Strategies and impact on patient outcomes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Song, Xiaoyan ^a,b   Stockwell, David C ^a,b   Floyd, Tara ^b   Short, Billie L ^a,b   Singh, Nalini ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Hand washing; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COST; HAND WASHING; MRSA;

CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884909959     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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