Impact of an educational intervention on hand hygiene compliance and infection rate in a developing country neonatal intensive care unit

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 486-492

  Chhapola, Viswas ^a   Brar, Rekha ^b,c  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

CDC; Hand hygiene; Intensive care units; Newborn; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDIA; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INDIA; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84945287584     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12283     Document Type: Article

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