ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE To understand the status of hand hygiene and hand-washing compliance in grass-roots hospitals and investigate the relation between hand hygiene and hospital infections to institute the administration strategy of hand hygiene.METHODS Hand contamination of medical staff in grass-roots hospitals was investigated.The species carrying were detected and the reason was analyzed.RESULTS The carrying rate of pathogenic bacteria before hand-washing was 100.0% while that after hand-washing was 36.5%.The pathogenic bacteria carrying included: Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae,Proteus,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,P.alcaligenes,coagulase negative Staphylococcus,Enterococcus,etc.CONCLUSIONS The hand contamination is the important risk factor of cross infection.We should streng then hospital infections idea among medical staff,think highly of supervision of hand hygiene and enhance the recognition and compliance of hand-washing to eliminate effectively the cross infection transmitted through hands.