Impact of sink location on hand hygiene compliance for Clostridium difficile infection.
Am J Infect Control
; 43(4): 387-9, 2015 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-25704256
ABSTRACT
Hand hygiene with soap and water after the care of a patient with Clostridium difficile infection is essential to reduce nosocomial transmission in an outbreak situation. Factors that may pose barriers to user completion of infection prevention measures, such as hand hygiene, are of interest. We undertook a quantitative study to evaluate the relationship between sink location and compliance with handwashing among health care workers and visitors in a surgical transplant unit. We found that placement of 2 more easily visible sinks in a surgical transplant unit was associated with improved adherence to handwashing.
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Desinfecção das Mãos
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Surtos de Doenças
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Clostridioides difficile
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Infecções por Clostridium
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Fidelidade a Diretrizes
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article