A multifaceted approach to improve hand hygiene practices in the adult intensive care unit of a tertiary-care center

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 360-364

  Al Dorzi, Hasan M ^a,b   Matroud, Amal ^a   Al Attas, Khaled A ^a   Azzam, Ahmad I ^a   Musned, Adel ^a   Naidu, Brintha ^a   Govender, Tamara ^a   Yeni, Zandile ^a   Abarintos, Chinette ^a   White, David ^a   Balkhy, Hanan ^a   Arabi, Yaseen M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Hand hygiene; Intensive care unit; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84904036782     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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