Hand Hygiene Articles
How Should U.S. Hospitals Prepare for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Ann Intern Med
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is on the verge of being declared a pandemic. As of 7 March 2020, a total of 423 cases and 19 deaths, including several non–travel-related cases, areas of sustained community transmission, and a nursing home outbreak, have been reported. Best-case estimates suggest that COVID-19 will stress bed capacity, equipment, and health care personnel in U.S. hospitals in ways not previously experienced.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is on the verge of being declared a pandemic. As of 7 March 2020, a total of 423 cases and 19 deaths, including several non–travel-related cases, areas of sustained community transmission, and a nursing home outbreak, have been reported. Best-case estimates suggest that COVID-19 will stress bed capacity, equipment, and health care personnel in U.S. hospitals in ways not previously experienced.
Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Hospitals: What Is on Patient Hands and in Their Rooms?
Clin Infect Dis
The impact of healthcare personnel hand contamination in multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission is important and well studies; however, the role of patient hand contamination needs to be characterized further.
The impact of healthcare personnel hand contamination in multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission is important and well studies; however, the role of patient hand contamination needs to be characterized further.
Assessing sustainability of hand hygiene adherence 5 years after a contest-based intervention in 3 Japanese hospitals
Am J Infect Control
Our goal was to evaluate the 5-year sustainability of a multimodal intervention that included a prize to the hospital with the highest overall hand hygiene adherence rates among health care workers.
Our goal was to evaluate the 5-year sustainability of a multimodal intervention that included a prize to the hospital with the highest overall hand hygiene adherence rates among health care workers.
The devil is in the details: Factors influencing hand hygiene adherence and contamination with antibiotic-resistant organisms among healthcare providers in nursing facilities
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Antibiotic-resistant organism (ARO) colonization rates in skilled nursing facilities (NFs) are high; hand hygiene is crucial to interrupt transmission. We aimed to determine factors associated with hand hygiene adherence in NFs and to assess rates of ARO acquisition...
Antibiotic-resistant organism (ARO) colonization rates in skilled nursing facilities (NFs) are high; hand hygiene is crucial to interrupt transmission. We aimed to determine factors associated with hand hygiene adherence in NFs and to assess rates of ARO acquisition...
Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments
BMJ Qual Saf
To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness intervention on hand hygiene performance and mindful attention for inpatient physician teams. A pilot, pre-test/post-test randomised controlled mixed methods trial.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness intervention on hand hygiene performance and mindful attention for inpatient physician teams. A pilot, pre-test/post-test randomised controlled mixed methods trial.
The effect of merging two infectious disease units on hand hygiene adherence in Italy
J Infect Prev
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common and harmful to patients. Effective hand hygiene can help prevent HAIs, however, suboptimal healthcare worker hand hygiene remains problematic across the globe. This study analyses the impact of...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common and harmful to patients. Effective hand hygiene can help prevent HAIs, however, suboptimal healthcare worker hand hygiene remains problematic across the globe. This study analyses the impact of...
Patient Hand Colonization With MDROs Is Associated with Environmental Contamination in Post-Acute Care
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
We assessed multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) patient hand colonization in relation to the environment in post-acute care to determine risk factors for MDRO hand colonization. Patient hand colonization was significantly associated with environmental contamination.
We assessed multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) patient hand colonization in relation to the environment in post-acute care to determine risk factors for MDRO hand colonization. Patient hand colonization was significantly associated with environmental contamination.
Improving healthcare worker hand hygiene adherence before patient contact: a multimodal intervention of hand hygiene practice in three Japanese tertiary care centers.
Journal of Hosp Med
Though hand hygiene is an important method of preventing healthcare-associated infection, we found suboptimal hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in 4 diverse Japanese hospitals (adherence rates of 11%–25%).
Though hand hygiene is an important method of preventing healthcare-associated infection, we found suboptimal hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in 4 diverse Japanese hospitals (adherence rates of 11%–25%).