Hand hygiene and compliance behaviours are the under-appreciated human factors pivotal to reducing hospital-acquired infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 328-330

  Dunne, C P ^a   Kingston, L ^b   Slevin, B ^c   O'Connell, N H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

EID: 85042914635     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.02.022     Document Type: Editorial

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