MediHandTrace®: A tool for measuring and understanding hand hygiene adherence

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-28

  Boudjema, S ^a,b   Dufour, J C ^c,d   Aladro, A S ^b   Desquerres, I ^b   Brouqui, P ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; Healthcare workers; Hospital acquired infection; Monitoring; New technology; radiofrequency identification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DISPENSER SENSOR; AUTOMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSOR; VIDEORECORDER;

COMPLIANCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION; MONITORING; NEW TECHNOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION;

FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE;

EID: 84890596388     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12471     Document Type: Review

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