Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Multidimensional Hand Hygiene Approach over 13 Years in 51 Cities of 19 Limited-Resource Countries from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe

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Víctor Rosenthal

Mandakini Pawar · Lifeline Hospital

Hakan Leblebicioğlu · Ondokuz Mayıs University

Josephine Anne Navoa-Ng · St. Luke's Medical Center

Wilmer E. Villamil‐Gómez · Clínica Santa María

Alberto Armas-Ruiz · Centro Médico Nacional La Raza

Luis E. Cuéllar · Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas

Abstract

Adherence to hand hygiene increased by 48% with the INICC approach. Specific programs directed to improve hand hygiene for variables found to be predictors of poor hand hygiene compliance should be implemented.

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Infection Control in Healthcare Nosocomial Infections in ICU Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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Published in: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volume 34, Issue 4, pp. 415-423

DOI: 10.1086/669860

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Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Multidimensional Hand Hygiene Approach over 13 Years in 51 Cities of 19 Limited-Resource Countries from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe

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