More Doctor-Patient Contact Is Not the Only Explanation For Lower Hand-Hygiene Compliance in Australian Emergency Departments

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Apr;38(4):502-504. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.336. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Authors

Andrew J Stewardson¹, Rhonda L Stuart², Caroline Marshall³, Marilyn Cruickshank⁴, M Lindsay Grayson¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Hand Hygiene Australia,Austin Health,Heidelberg,Victoria,Australia.
² 4Infection Control and Infectious Diseases Departments,Monash Health,Clayton,Victoria,Australia.
³ 3Department of Medicine,University of Melbourne,Parkville,Victoria,Australia.
⁴ 7Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia.

PMID: 28179031
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.336

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Australia
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Hand Hygiene / standards*
Health Personnel / education*
Humans
Infection Control / methods