| Literature DB >> 17932834 |
Craig H Raskind1, Sarah Worley, Joan Vinski, Johanna Goldfarb.
Abstract
An observational study was performed at a level III neonatal intensive care unit to assess the impact of a hand hygiene promotion educational program on rates of compliance with hand hygiene on entrance into the unit. There was an initial improvement in the rate of compliance at 1 month after the intervention (from 89% [168 of 189 opportunities] to 100% [212 of 212 opportunities]; P<.001], but the rate decreased to the baseline rate at 3 months (89% [85 of 96 opportunities]).Mesh:
Year: 2007 PMID: 17932834 DOI: 10.1086/519933
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254