Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study

Onal, Aye; AKSOY, FİRDEVS; Azak, Emel; Koc, Meliha; Ceviker, SEVİL; Hatipoglu, Cigdem; Gozukucuk, Ramazan; Sehmen, Emine; Ugurlu, Kenan; Senol, Gunes; Durmus, Gul; Mert, Habibe; Alay, Handan; Koc, Filiz; Caglayan, Derya; Dikis, Demet; Korkmaz, Nilay; Kucuker, Nilgiin; Kepeli, Nurhayat; Ulusoy, Behiye; Barik, Sukran; Pullukcu, Husnu; Sipahi, Hilal; Arda, Bilgin; Ulusoy, Sercan; Sipahi, Oguz

doi:10.4274/mjima.2018.37

Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study

Onal A. U. , AKSOY F., Azak E., Koc M. M. , Ceviker S., Hatipoglu C. A. , ...More

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.7, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 7
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.4274/mjima.2018.37
Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus
Keywords: Infection control and prevention, epidemiology, nosocomial, hospital-acquired infections, healthcare-associated infections, MOMENTS

Abstract

Introduction: Hand hygiene is one of the most cost-effective infection control measures. In this multicenter Study we analysed the hand hygiene compliance observation results of 15 hospitals in Turkey.