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Infection Control Studies


Alcohol and Efficacy

Reevaluation of ethyl alcohol as a germicide

Hand Hygiene in the new millennium: drawing the distinction between efficacy and effectiveness

A close look at alcohol gel as an antimicrobial sanitizing agent

Compliance Monitoring

Hand Hygiene project: best practices from hospitals participating in the Joint Commission Center for transforming healthcare project

Online learning to improve Hand Hygiene knowledge and compliance among healthcare workers

Dispenser Placement

Maximizing healthcare worker Hand Hygiene: A study of the optimal number and location of alcohol based hand rub dispensers

Hand Hygiene behavior in a pediatric emergency department and a pediatric intensive care unit: comparison of use of 2 dispenser systems

New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Hand Hygiene study shows benefits of body-worn dispensers

Hand Hygiene Compliance

Hand Hygiene noncompliance and the cost of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection

Improving Hand Hygiene compliance: A multidisciplinary approach

Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with Hand Hygiene

Strict Hand Hygiene and other practices shortened stays and cut costs and mortality in a pediatric intensive care unit

Studies show Hand Hygiene correlates with decreased risk of transmitting infection 

Infection Control

Comparative efficacy of commercially available alcohol-based hand rubs and World Health Organization-recommended hand rubs: Formulation matters

Top 10 infection control challenges

The impact of alcohol Hand Sanitizer use on infection rates in an extended care facility

Use of alcohol Hand Sanitizer as an infection control strategy in an acute care facility

Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation

Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance

Bacterial shedding and desquamation from the hands of healthcare workers correlates with skin condition

New study finds MRSA on the rise in hospital outpatients

Raising standards while watching the bottom line: Making a business case for infection control 

Study shows that Handwashing can Influence 40% of all intensive care unit infections

Study finds that infections are common in ICUs world-wide

Selecting Hand Hygiene Products

Skin reactions related to Hand Hygiene and selection of Hand Hygiene products

Testing Methods

The quest for a realistic In Vivo test method for antimicrobial hand-rub agents. Part 2: Introduction of a low-volume hand contamination procedures

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Did You Know

Usage of ABHR significantly increased and infection rates declined in units with higher baseline infection rates when ABHR was placed between beds, on respirators and other places where HCW found it convenient.1

1. Herud, T. et.al. (2009). Association between use of hand hygiene products and rates of healthcare associated infections in a large university hospital. American Journal of Infection Control 37: 311-17.
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