In defence of high hand-hygiene compliance rates

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 31-32

  Oliver, C ^a   Thompson, A ^b   Cooke, R P D ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL TEAM; LETTER; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 85023765247     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.06.009     Document Type: Letter

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