Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections by Exceeding High Compliance with Hand Hygiene Practices

Improving hand hygiene from high to very high compliance has not been documented to decrease healthcare-associated infections. We conducted longitudinal analyses during 2013–2015 in an 853-bed hospital and observed a significantly increased hand hygiene compliance rate (p<0.001) and a significant...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E., DiBiase, Lauren M., Willis, Tina M. Schade, Wolak, Eric S., Weber, David J., Rutala, William A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994356/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27532259
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2209.151440
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