Surgical site infections, occurrence, and risk factors, before and after an alcohol-based handrub intervention in a general surgical department in a rural.

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Surgical site infections, occurrence, and risk factors, before and after an alcohol-based handrub intervention in a general surgical department in a rural hospital in Ujjain, India  Cecilia Lindsjö, MSc, Megha Sharma, MSc, PhD, Vijay K. Mahadik, DCH, Shalendra Sharma, MS, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, PhD, Ashish Pathak, DCH, DNB, PhD  American Journal of Infection Control  Volume 43, Issue 11, Pages 1184-1189 (November 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.010 Copyright © 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Monthly rate of surgical site infections (%) during the total study period. American Journal of Infection Control 2015 43, 1184-1189DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.010) Copyright © 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Monthly use of alcohol-based handrub (liters per 1,000 patient days) during the intervention period and rate of surgical site infection (%). American Journal of Infection Control 2015 43, 1184-1189DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.010) Copyright © 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions