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18786454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
In an Italian long-term-care facility (LTCF), we observed a 17.5% adherence to hand hygiene (HH), as well as 47.5% rate of glove use. Performing a procedure at high risk for cross-transmission of germs was the factor most strongly associated with noncompliance (odds ratio = 13.3; 95% confidence interval = 6.2 to 28.8; P < .0001). No significant differences in compliance related to health care worker category were found. Adherence to HH in the LTCF was similar to that found in a rehabilitation medicine unit of an acute care hospital (15.8%) but significantly lower than that reported in an infectious disease unit (53.7%; P < .0001). Our findings indicate that compliance with HH is a similar problem in LTCFs as in acute care facilities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1527-3296
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
495-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Adherence to hand hygiene in an Italian long-term care facility.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. ange.pan@tiscali.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article