Relationship between patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence: a systematic review of the literature.

A J Hessels; E L Larson

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Relationship between patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence: a systematic review of the literature.

November 25, 2015

Hessels AJ, Larson EL. J Hosp Infect. 2016;92(4):349-62.

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All seven articles included in this systematic review showed a statistically significant association between better safety culture and adherence to standard precautions, which are key to preventing health care–associated infections.

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