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2020-05-14Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/7015
Implementation of the WHO hand hygiene strategy in Faranah regional hospital, Guinea
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorDiallo, Alpha Oumar Karim
dc.contributor.authorWood, R.
dc.contributor.authorBayo, M.
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, T.
dc.contributor.authorTounkara, O.
dc.contributor.authorArvand, M.
dc.contributor.authorDiallo, M.
dc.contributor.authorBorchert, Matthias
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-17T08:46:21Z
dc.date.available2020-07-17T08:46:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-14none
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s13756-020-00723-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/6884
dc.description.abstractHealthcare-associated infections are the most frequent adverse events in healthcare worldwide, withlimited available evidence suggesting highest burden in resource-limited settings. Recent Ebola epidemicsemphasize the disastrous impact that spread of infectious agents within healthcare facilities can have, accentuatingthe need for improvement of infection control practices. Hand hygiene (HH) measures are considered to be themost effective tool to prevent healthcare-associated infections. However, HH knowledge and compliance are low,especially in vulnerable settings such as Guinea.The aim of PASQUALE (Partnership to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care) was to assess knowledge andcompliance with HH and improve HH by incorporating the WHO HH Strategy within the Faranah Regional Hospital(FRH), Guinea.Methods: In aeng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.subjectHand hygieneeng
dc.subjectWHO multimodal strategyeng
dc.subjectFirst WHO global patient safety challengeeng
dc.subject5 momentseng
dc.subjectClean care is safer careeng
dc.subjectClean handseng
dc.subjectHealthcare-associated infectionseng
dc.subjectNosocomial infectionseng
dc.subjectLocal disinfectant productioneng
dc.subjectGuineaeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitnone
dc.titleImplementation of the WHO hand hygiene strategy in Faranah regional hospital, Guineanone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6884-1
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/7015
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.container-titleAntimicrobial Resistance & Infection Controlnone
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttps://aricjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13756-020-00723-8none
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameSpringer Naturenone
local.edoc.container-issue9none
local.edoc.container-reportyear2020none
local.edoc.rki-departmentEpidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoringnone
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone

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