A successful multifaceted strategy to improve hand hygiene compliance rates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 533-536

  Midturi, John K ^a   Narasimhan, Aarthi ^a   Barnett, Teresa ^a   Sodek, Jamie ^a   Schreier, William ^a   Barnett, Jesse ^a   Wheeler, Charlotte ^a   Barton, Libby ^a   Stock, Eileen M ^a   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance rates; Hand hygiene; Health care acquired infections

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84929511395     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.024     Document Type: Article

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