The Compliance Rates of Hand Hygiene in Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Services at a State Hospital in Turkey

Objective: The most efficient and most cost effective method for preventing health care associated infections is hand hygiene. Although hand hygiene is the most effective and simple method, compliance rates are very low among health care workers. It was aimed to evaluate the rates of compliance of h...

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Main Authors: Serap Süzük, Çiğdem Edis, Arzu Çalık, Serpil Akdoğan, Selma Ünal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2015-12-01
Series:Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.yogunbakimderg.com/article_9963/The-Compliance-Rates-Of-Hand-Hygiene-In-Intensive-Care-Unit-And-Surgical-Services-At-A-State-Hospital-In-Turkey