Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;10(1): 33-35, Feb. 2006. tab
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ABSTRACT
Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was 22.2 percent and 42.6 percent, respectively. Respiratory therapists at the non-teaching hospital had the best handwashing compliance (52.6 percent). Nursing assistants at the teaching hospital had the worst compliance (11.5 percent). Nursing assistant was the only health-care worker category with a significant difference between the two ICUs (odds ratio = 6.0; 95 percent confidence interval = 3.83-9.43; p< 0.001).
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Main subject:
Personnel, Hospital
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Hand Disinfection
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Cross Infection
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Guideline Adherence
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2006
Type:
Article