Measuring hand hygiene compliance rates at hospital entrances

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 694-696

  Vaidotas, Marina ^a   Yokota, Paula Kiyomi Onaga ^a   Marra, Alexandre R ^a   Sampaio Camargo, Thiago Zinsly ^a   Victor, Elivane Da Silva ^a   Gysi, Deisy Morselli ^a   Leal, Flavio ^b   Dos Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b GOJO Latin America   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol gel dispensers; Electronic handwash counters; Hand hygiene monitoring; Innovation; Radiofrequency identification; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; VIDEORECORDING; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84937515166     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.008     Document Type: Article

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