ABSTRACT
 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and behavior medical doctors about toothbrush disinfection. 
 Methods: This included 170 (63 females, 107 males). Participants filled out standard questionnaires which contained 18 items into three parts: demographic data, personal oral hygiene practices-patient recommendations disinfection, Data analyses were pe...

BACKGROUND Effective neutralization in testing hand hygiene preparations is considered to be a crucial element to ensure validity of the test results, especially with the difficulty to neutralize chlorhexidine gluconate. Aim of the study was to measure the effect of chemical neutralization under practical test conditions according to EN 1500. METHODS We have investigated two ethanol-based han...

BACKGROUND Environmental surfaces play an important role in transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. There is a need for new disinfection methods that are effective against Clostridium difficile spores, but also safe and rapid. The Sterilray™ Disinfection Wand device is a hand-held room decontamination technology that utilizes far-ultraviolet radiation (185-230 nm) to kill pathogens. ...

BACKGROUND Hand hygiene prevents cross infection in hospitals, but compliance with recommended instructions is commonly poor. We attempted to promote hand hygiene by implementing a hospital-wide programme, with special emphasis on bedside, alcohol-based hand disinfection. We measured nosocomial infections in parallel. METHODS We monitored the overall compliance with hand hygiene during routin...