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Hand Hygiene
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Table 1. Recommended Practices for Hand Hygiene
in the Perioperative Setting
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Clostridium difficile
9
Table 2. Fundamental Elements of Accountability
for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
10
Catheter-Associated Urinary
Tract Infections
13
Urinary Catheter Reminder
14
Surgical Site Infections
16
Table 3. Selected Risk Factors for and
Recommendations to
Prevent Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
