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Hand Hygiene, an Update.
Boyce, John M.
  • Boyce JM; J.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC, 62 Sonoma Lane, Middletown, CT 06457, USA. Electronic address: jmboyce69@gmail.com.
Infect Dis Clin North Am ; 35(3): 553-573, 2021 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1340078
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Hand hygiene by health care personnel is an important measure for preventing health care-associated infections, but adherence rates and technique remain suboptimal. Alcohol-based hand rubs are the preferred method of hand hygiene in most clinical scenarios, are more effective and better tolerated than handwashing, and their use has facilitated improved adherence rates. Obtaining accurate estimates of hand hygiene adherence rates using direct observations of personnel is challenging. Combining automated hand hygiene monitoring systems with direct observations is a promising strategy, and is likely to yield the best estimates of adherence. Greater attention to hand hygiene technique is needed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hand Disinfection / Cross Infection / Infection Control / Guideline Adherence / Hand Hygiene Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Infect Dis Clin North Am Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Hand Disinfection / Cross Infection / Infection Control / Guideline Adherence / Hand Hygiene Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Infect Dis Clin North Am Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article