title: Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience?
abstract: The performance of hand disinfection by staff in a 31-bed department of intensive care was monitored. During 32 hours of observation, 727 opportunities for hand disinfection were observed, and the compliance rate was 27.9%. The level of work experience was not correlated with hand disinfection compliance rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Danilo Teixeira
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Noritomi
authors.forename: Marialuisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chierego
authors.forename: Bauduin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Byl
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Menestrina
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carollo
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Struelens
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors