Compliance with hand hygiene and glove use in a university-affiliated hospital

Kuzu N., Ozer R., Aydemir S., YALÇIN A. N., Zencir M.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.26, no.3, pp.312-315, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1086/502545
  • Journal Name: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.312-315
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The hands of healthcare workers often transmit pathogens causing nosocomial infections. This study examined compliance with handwashing and glove use.