Watching them wash: Description of a hand hygiene observation program

Michael P Stevens; Janis F Ober; Gonzalo Bearman; Michael B Edmond; John D Hunter

doi:10.1086/650378

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Watching them wash: Description of a hand hygiene observation program

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Watching them wash: Description of a hand hygiene observation program

Michael P Stevens, Janis F Ober, Gonzalo Bearman, Michael B Edmond and John D Hunter

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol.31(2), pp.198-199

2010

DOI: 10.1086/650378

PMID: 20055642

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Abstract

An essential but difﬁcult element of an effective hospital handhygiene program is assessing compliance with hand hygiene.Currently, there is no generally accepted standardized methodto assess compliance with hand hygiene in hospitals, andmultiple approaches have been tried, including direct obser-vation, self-reporting by healthcare workers, and surrogatemeasurements, such as electronic counting devices on soapdispensers or hand hygiene product use.

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Title: Subtitle: Watching them wash: Description of a hand hygiene observation program
Creators: Michael P Stevens
Janis F Ober
Gonzalo Bearman
Michael B Edmond
John D Hunter
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol.31(2), pp.198-199
DOI: 10.1086/650378
PMID: 20055642
NLM abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
ISSN: 0899-823X
eISSN: 1559-6834
Language: English
Date published: 2010
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983905637902771

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