Reducing health care-associated infections by implementing a novel all hands on deck approach for hand hygiene compliance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e13-e16

  Sickbert Bennett, Emily E ^a,b   DiBiase, Lauren M ^a,b   Schade Willis, Tina M ^b   Wolak, Eric S ^a   Weber, David J ^a,b   Rutala, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Hand hygiene; health care associated infections; intervention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

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

EID: 84971597401     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.11.016     Document Type: Article

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