title: Hand hygiene: a way out of the deadlock.
abstract: Hospital-acquired infection costs money and lives. Improving compliance with hand hygiene is proving an intractable problem as initial gains often lack sustainability. A growing field of research suggests that health service managers may have a critical role in dealing with this issue, which crosses all professional boundaries.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Bag 96, Clinical School, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia. stella.stevens@utas.edu.au
authors.forename: Stella C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Claire L M
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital