Evaluation of hand hygiene practices in three intensive care units

• Main Authors: Andre Luiz Silva Alvim (Author), Letícia Cristina Reis (Author), Braulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho Couto (Author), Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling (Author), Raquel Vaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objectives: Hand Hygiene (HH) is a simple and effective measure in the fight against Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs). Despite the effort made by professionals of the Infection Control Service, compliance with practices remains low, generally below 50%. For this reason, this st...