Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional hand hygiene approach in 3 cities in Brazil

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-15

  Medeiros, Eduardo A ^a   Grinberg, Gorki ^b,c,d   Rosenthal, Victor D ^e   Angelieri, Daniela Bicudo ^a   Ferreira, Iselde Buchner ^b   Cechinel, Raquel Bauer ^b   Zanandrea, Bruna Boaria ^c   Rohnkohl, Carolina ^c   Regalin, Marcos ^c   Spessatto, Jamile Leda ^d   Pasini, Ricardo Scopel ^d   Ferla, Shaline ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Sao Miguel   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Universitario Santa Terezinha   (Brazil)

^e International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Hand hygiene; Hand washing; Intensive care unit; Multidimensional approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAZIL; CITIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84927545812     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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