Effectiveness over time of a multimodal intervention to improve compliance with standard hygiene precautions in an intensive care unit of a large teaching hospital

Effectiveness over time of a multimodal intervention to improve compliance with standard hygiene precautions in an intensive care unit of a large teaching hospital

Abstract Background Standard hygiene precautions are an effective way of controlling healthcare-associated infections. Nevertheless, compliance with hand hygiene (HH) guidelines among healthcare workers (HCWs) is often poor, and evidence regarding appropriate use of gloves and gowns is limited and n...

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Main Authors: Valentina Baccolini, Valeria D’Egidio, Pasquale de Soccio, Giuseppe Migliara, Azzurra Massimi, Francesco Alessandri, Guglielmo Tellan, Carolina Marzuillo, Corrado De Vito, Marco Vito Ranieri, Paolo Villari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Compliance
Standard hygiene precautions
WHO multimodal strategy
Infection control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0544-0

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