Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience?

Danilo Teixeira Noritomi, Marialuisa Chierego, Bauduin Byl, Nicola Menestrina, Tiziana Carollo, Marc Struelens, Jean Louis Vincent

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-364
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Immunology

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    Noritomi, D. T., Chierego, M., Byl, B., Menestrina, N., Carollo, T., Struelens, M., & Vincent, J. L. (2007). Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience? Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 28(3), 362-364. https://doi.org/10.1086/512173