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Table 2 Search strategy of MEDLINE via PubMed

From: Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

#

Searches

Architecture

= #1

(“Hospital Design and Construction”[Mesh]) OR room* OR architect* OR ward* OR locat* OR adheren*

Dispenser

= #2

(“Hand Disinfection”[Mesh]) OR (“Hand Sanitizers”[Mesh]) OR dispense*

Infection

= #3

(“Infection Control”[Mesh]) OR transmiss* OR nosocomial* OR health care associated

Time limit

= #4

Limit to “1990/01/01”[PDAT] : “2015/12/31”[PDAT]

Language limit

= #5

Limit to (English[lang] OR French[lang] OR German[lang] OR Spanish[lang])

 

#1 AND #2 And #3 AND #4 AND #5

  1. Does the location of the hand rub dispenser have an impact on the healthcare worker’s hand hygiene compliance and/or patient’s healthcare-associated infection rate?