Pharmacist participation in infection prevention: An innovative approach to monitoring compliance with the Five Moments for Hand Hygiene in a large academic medical center

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 331-332

  Bergsbaken, Jason ^a   Schulz, Lucas T ^a   Trapskin, Philip J ^a   Marx, John ^a   Safdar, Nasia ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Glove; Gown; Hand hygiene compliance monitoring; Infection control

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; GLOVE; GOWN; HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING; INFECTION CONTROL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 84896846086     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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