AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Hand hygiene compliance for patient safety.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Hand hygiene compliance for patient safety.

Aziz A. Brit J Healthc Manag. 2014;20:428-434.

Health care–associated infections (HAIs) remain a major contributor to preventable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, despite some progress in combating certain infections. This commentary relates howhand hygiene compliance contributes to infection prevention and safe care.

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COMMENTARY

Staggered Sensitivity Results

Guglielmo BJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Healthcare-Associated Infections.

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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

African Partnerships for Patient Safety.

Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Patient Safety, World Health Organization.

STUDY

Health care–associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005–2008.

Kallen AJ, Mu Y, Bulens S, et al; Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) MRSA Investigators of the Emerging Infections Program. JAMA. 2010;304:641-648.

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