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Nosocomial infections and staff hygiene

Author(s) -

Dimitra Petroudi

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.63

Subject(s) - hygiene , medicine , infection control , transmission (telecommunications) , intensive care medicine , compliance (psychology) , continuing education , environmental health , psychology , social psychology , electrical engineering , pathology , engineering , medical education

Nosocomial infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality in hospital settings. The most important defences against nosocomial transmission of viral, bacterial, and other infections are detailed and continuing education of staff and strict adherence to infection control policies. The issue is no longer whether hand hygiene is effective, but how to produce a sustained improvement in health workers' compliance.

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