TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene
AU - Ellingson, Katherine
AU - Haas, Janet P.
AU - Aiello, Allison E.
AU - Kusek, Linda
AU - Maragakis, Lisa L.
AU - Olmsted, Russell N.
AU - Perencevich, Eli
AU - Polgreen, Philip M.
AU - Schweizer, Marin L.
AU - Trexler, Polly
AU - VanAmringe, Margaret
AU - Yokoe, Deborah S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Ellingson Katherine PhD 1 a Haas Janet P. PhD RN CIC 2 a Aiello Allison E. PhD 3 Kusek Linda MPH RN CIC 4 Maragakis Lisa L. MD MPH 5 Olmsted Russell N. MPH CIC 6 Perencevich Eli MD MS 7 8 Polgreen Philip M. MD 7 Schweizer Marin L. PhD 7 8 Trexler Polly MS CIC 5 VanAmringe Margaret MHS 4 Yokoe Deborah S. MD MPH 9 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia 2. Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College Department of Medicine , Valhalla, New York 3. Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , North Carolina 4. The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace , Illinois 5. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 6. St. Joseph Mercy Health System , Ann Arbor, Michigan 7. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 8. Iowa City Veterans Administration Healthcare System , Iowa City, Iowa 9. Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts a These authors contributed equally to this work Westchester Medical Center Infection Prevention and Control , Macy Pavilion SW-246, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 ( [email protected] ). 08 2014 35 8 937 960 15 04 2014 02 05 2014 © 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 2014 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format, update recommendations with the most current scientific evidence, and elucidate topics that warrant clarification or more robust research. Additionally, this document is designed to assist healthcare facilities in implementing hand hygiene adherence improvement programs, including efforts to optimize hand hygiene product use, monitor and report back hand hygiene adherence data, and promote behavior change. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise. The list of endorsing and supporting organizations is presented in the introduction to the 2014 updates. pdf S0195941700094819a.pdf
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84902995837
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84902995837#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1086/677145
DO - 10.1086/677145
M3 - Article
C2 - 25026608
AN - SCOPUS:84902995837
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 35
SP - 937
EP - 960
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 8
ER -