Impact of sink location on hand hygiene compliance for Clostridium difficile infection.
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Hand hygiene with soap and water after the care of a patient with Clostridium difficile infection is essential to reduce nosocomial transmission in an outbreak situation. Factors that may pose barriers to user completion of infection prevention measures, such as hand hygiene, are of interest. We undertook a quantitative study to evaluate the relationship between sink location and compliance with handwashing among health care workers and visitors in a surgical transplant unit. We found that placement of 2 more easily visible sinks in a surgical transplant unit was associated with improved adherence to handwashing.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of infection control
دوره 43 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015