Norovirus – The Cruise Ship Revenge Bug?
By now it has become clear that Norovirus is back and in full force on cruise ships. Based on the latest CDC data by...
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Handwashing Do Not Kill Norovirus
What Healthcare, Food Service, and the General Public Need to Know to Protect Themselves
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While the world remains focused on COVID, another bug has...
Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene
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Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better protect clients, healthcare workers, and visitors in the healthcare setting. Pathogens can be found...
Importance of Patient Hand Hygiene Education and Accessibility of Hand Sanitizers
As the world continues to navigate the ever-changing waters of the COVID-19 pandemic, one message has been consistent: wash your hands. Even before COVID-19,...
It’s Time to Dry Out
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The importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of disease has been hailed as the single most effective way to prevent the spread of...
The Power of Data to Improve Hand Hygiene and Reduce HAIs
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While hand hygiene is widely considered to be the most important factor in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), hand hygiene compliance rates in hospitals still...
Tools for Hand Hygiene Intervention Monitoring in a Long-Term Care Facility
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Background: Hand hygiene is the most effective measure to prevent healthcare-associated infections. However, the role of residents’ hand...
A Global Standard for Healthcare Hand Hygiene Performance and Compliance
According to the WHO, the rate of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) globally is 1 in 10 patients. The burden on low- and mid-resource countries is...
Evaluation of Hand Disinfection using the Semmelweis System
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Disclosures: Dr. Tamás Haidegger is a co-founder and CEO of HandInScan. The remaining authors of this report and InfectionControl.tips declare no conflict of interest with the following...
Hand Hygiene at Home and School
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Infectious diseases continue to be a health challenge and economic burden within our communities. Though effective hand hygiene education is critical, there has been...
