Effect of a contact monitoring system with immediate visual feedback on hand hygiene compliance

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-88

  Storey, S J ^a   FitzGerald, G ^a   Moore, G ^a   Knights, E ^a   Atkinson, S ^b   Smith, S ^b   Freeman, O ^c   Cryer, P ^d   Wilson, A P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Intromed Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact monitoring; Hand hygiene; Healthcare acquired infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTACT MONITORING SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL STAFF; MONITORING; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WARD; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; PATIENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS;

EID: 84908213799     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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