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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2014

01-09-2014 | Scientific Letter

Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital of India

Authors: Payel Biswas, Subhankar Chatterjee

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2014

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To the Editor: Hospital acquired infection (HAI) is one important preventable threat to us and hand hygiene (HH) has been singled out as the most important measure to limit the deleterious consequences of HAI [1]. Presently, infection is a major cause of neonatal death in developing countries like India [2]. Resurgence of outbreak of HAI among neonates in our institution in recent past compelled us to start this observational cross-sectional study with objective to assess the knowledge and practices of doctors regarding HH. …
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Metadata
Title
Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital of India
Authors
Payel Biswas
Subhankar Chatterjee
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1150-4

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