کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9269166 1219324 2005 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Could hospital patients' hands constitute a missing link?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Could hospital patients' hands constitute a missing link?
چکیده انگلیسی
The relationship between contamination of patients' hands and transmission of healthcare-associated infection has received only limited attention, but may represent a previously overlooked but potentially significant link in the chain of infection. This paper aims critically to review the literature to determine whether this possible epidemiological relationship is worthy of further consideration. Studies that have investigated the microbiology or hand hygiene behaviours of patients and other groups are examined to establish their limitations and implications for future practice and research. Examples of healthcare-associated infections where improving patient hand hygiene may have a favourable impact on transmission, and how this might be achieved within the context of current UK health service initiatives, are discussed. It is recommended that systematic studies of the role of patients' hands in the chain of hospital infection should be undertaken.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection - Volume 61, Issue 3, November 2005, Pages 183-188
نویسندگان
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