Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
10(1): 33-35, Feb. 2006. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-428713
ABSTRACT
Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was 22.2 percent and 42.6 percent, respectively. Respiratory therapists at the non-teaching hospital had the best handwashing compliance (52.6 percent). Nursing assistants at the teaching hospital had the worst compliance (11.5 percent). Nursing assistant was the only health-care worker category with a significant difference between the two ICUs (odds ratio = 6.0; 95 percent confidence interval = 3.83-9.43; p< 0.001).
Full text:
Available
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Personnel, Hospital
/
Hand Disinfection
/
Cross Infection
/
Guideline Adherence
/
Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of São Paulo/BR
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS