Hand-touch contact assessment of high-touch and mutual-touch surfaces among healthcare workers, patients, and visitors

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 220-225

  Cheng, V C C ^a   Chau, P H ^b   Lee, W M ^a   Ho, S K Y ^a   Lee, D W Y ^a   So, S Y C ^a   Wong, S C Y ^a   Tai, J W M ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Environment; Hand hygiene; High touch; Mutual touch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BED CURTAIN; BED FRAME; BEDSIDE RAIL; BEDSIDE TABLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BODY SURFACE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LOCKER; MEDICAL STAFF; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; SYRINGE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SKIN; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOUCH; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SKIN; TOUCH; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 84930574679     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.12.024     Document Type: Article

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