1510Improving healthcare worker hand hygiene adherence before patient contact: A contest between three Japanese tertiary care centers
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contact: A contest between three Japanese tertiary care centers Hitoshi Honda, MD; Tomoko Sakihama, RN, CNIC, MSN; Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH; Karen Fowler, MPH; Toru Kamiya, MD; Yumiko Sato, RN, CNIC, MSN; Ritsuko Iuchi, RN, CNIC, MSN; Yasuharu Tokuda, MD MPH; Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Nursing, International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School, Minato, Japan; Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI; Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Infectious Disease and General Internal Medicine, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Infection Prevention, Teine Keijinkai Medical Center, Sapporo, Japan; Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo, Japan
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