A multicenter study using positive deviance for improving hand hygiene compliance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 984-988

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a,b   Noritomi, Danilo Teixeira ^c   Westheimer Cavalcante, Adilson J ^d   Sampaio Camargo, Thiago Zinsly ^a   Bortoleto, Renata Puzzo ^e   Durao Junior, Marcelino Souza ^a,b   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^f   Laselva, Claudia ^a   De Souza Pimentel, Walace ^a,b   Rolim Ferraz, Leonardo Jose ^a,g   Fátima Dos Santos Cardoso, Maria ^a   Da Silva Victor, Elivane ^a   Pavão Dos Santos, Oscar Fernando ^a,b   Neto, Miguel Cendoroglo ^a,b   Edmond, Michael B ^h  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Paulistano   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^e Hospital Municipal Dr Moysés Deutsch MBoi Mirim   (Brazil)

^f THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^g HOSPITAL BRIGADEIRO   (Brazil)

^h VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care associated infection; Safety patient

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DEVICE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE DEVIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR; WARD;

HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; SAFETY PATIENT;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES;

EID: 84887016937     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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