TY - JOUR
T1 - Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience?
AU - Noritomi, Danilo Teixeira
AU - Chierego, Marialuisa
AU - Byl, Bauduin
AU - Menestrina, Nicola
AU - Carollo, Tiziana
AU - Struelens, Marc
AU - Vincent, Jean Louis
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - The performance of hand disinfection by staff in a 31-bed department of intensive care was monitored. During 32 hours of observation, 727 opportunities for hand disinfection were observed, and the compliance rate was 27.9%. The level of work experience was not correlated with hand disinfection compliance rates.
AB - The performance of hand disinfection by staff in a 31-bed department of intensive care was monitored. During 32 hours of observation, 727 opportunities for hand disinfection were observed, and the compliance rate was 27.9%. The level of work experience was not correlated with hand disinfection compliance rates.
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U2 - 10.1086/512173
DO - 10.1086/512173
M3 - Article
C2 - 17326032
AN - SCOPUS:33947574492
VL - 28
SP - 362
EP - 364
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
SN - 0899-823X
IS - 3
ER -