TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 5. Infection Control in the Hospital A1 - Seese, Robert A1 - Goldfarb, Johanna A2 - Shah, Samir S. PY - 2009 T2 - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease AB - Hand hygiene is the most important infection-control practice, whether in the hospital, the clinic, or at home. By interrupting the transmission of pathogens, hand hygiene protects not only patients, but also the health care workers (HCWs) who care for them. Monitoring and encouraging compliance with proper hand hygiene is one of the most important goals of every infection control program. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6901456 ER -