Hand hygiene promotion: 5 moments, 5 components, 5 steps, and 5 May 2009

Didier Pittet

doi:10.3396/ijic.v5i1.3519

Hand hygiene promotion: 5 moments, 5 components, 5 steps, and 5 May 2009

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Didier Pittet

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Low staff compliance with hand hygiene practices remains a major problem in most healthcare settings worldwide.

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Pittet, D. (2009). Hand hygiene promotion: 5 moments, 5 components, 5 steps, and 5 May 2009. International Journal of Infection Control, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v5i1.3519

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