Hand hygiene compliance targets: what are we actually targeting?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 359-360

  Bradley, C W ^a   Holden, E ^a   Garvey, M I ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; WORKPLACE; HAND DISINFECTION; HYGIENE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; HYGIENE;

EID: 85013413240     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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