Questionnaire based evaluation of the motivation of surgically treated patients to participate in preventative hygiene measures

• Main Authors: Exner, Daniel Philipp (Author), Stoffels, Meike Elisabeth (Author), Exner, Martin (Author), Engelhart, Steffen (Author), Kalff, Jörg Christoph (Author), Schmithausen, Ricarda Maria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens demonstrate the continued need for preventive hygiene management strategies. Information and training of patients in their personal hygiene is a current requirement of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene, and is recommend...