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TIPS Sudden Science Survey: Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool
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2018 TIPS Sudden Science Survey #1019801:
Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool
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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...
Local Production of Alcohol Based Hand Rubs (ABHR) in Nigeria – The Way of...
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In the Nigerian healthcare space there has been increasing awareness and moves towards effective hand hygiene practice in healthcare facilities. As healthcare managers seek to...
Clean Water, Air, Hands and Surface Lower HAIs
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Effective infection control programs must deal with all environmental sources and modes of transmission that lead to the negative effects of microbes on materials....
Nigeria: Hand Hygiene after Pandemics
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Last year, Nigeria observed how an existential threat from the Ebola pandemic reinforced people’s attitude towards hand hygiene – a strongly held idea and...
Patient Hand Hygiene: The missing link in preventing Hospital Acquired Infections?
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI’s) are a major threat to patient safety and there is substantial evidence that good hand hygiene reduces the transmission of...
Show Me Your Hands: Hand Hygiene Myths and Facts
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The use of hand sanitizers is ubiquitous in public places all over the United States. Although this promotes better hand hygiene, improper use renders many...
Hand Hygiene Nigeria: Implementation Lessons
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Infection prevention and control in health care settings in Nigeria is still very poor. Improvement in hand hygiene is fundamental to patient safety and...
