TY - JOUR
T1 - Adherence to hand hygiene and risk factors for poor adherence in 13 Ontario acute care hospitals
AU - Mertz, D.
AU - Johnstone, J.
AU - Krueger, P.
AU - Brazil, K.
AU - Walter, S.D.
AU - Loeb, M.
N1 - MEDLINE® is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - Multicenter studies assessing hand hygiene adherence and risk factors for poor performance are scarce. In an observational study involving 13 hospitals across Ontario, Canada, we found a mean adherence rate of 31.2%, and that adherence was positively associated with nurses, single rooms, contact precautions, and the availability of alcohol hand rub dispensers.
AB - Multicenter studies assessing hand hygiene adherence and risk factors for poor performance are scarce. In an observational study involving 13 hospitals across Ontario, Canada, we found a mean adherence rate of 31.2%, and that adherence was positively associated with nurses, single rooms, contact precautions, and the availability of alcohol hand rub dispensers.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053567846
VL - 39
SP - 693
EP - 696
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
SN - 0196-6553
IS - 8
ER -