Hand hygiene in hospitals: an observational study in hospitals from two southern states of India

Abstract Background Hand hygiene is a simple and low-cost measure to reduce healthcare associated infection yet it has always been a concern in low as well as high resource settings across the globe. Poor hand hygiene during intra-partum and newborn care may result in sepsis, which is a major cause...

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Main Authors: Mukta Tyagi, Claudia Hanson, Joanna Schellenberg, Swecha Chamarty, Samiksha Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6219-6