نتایج جستجو برای: alcohol hand rub

تعداد نتایج: 372983  

2013
Matthijs C Boog Vicki Erasmus Jitske M de Graaf Elise (A) HE van Beeck Marijke Melles Ed F van Beeck

BACKGROUND The introduction of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers has had a positive influence on compliance of healthcare workers with the recommended guidelines for hand hygiene. However, establishing the best location for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers remains a problem, and no method is currently available to optimize the location of these devices. In this paper we describe a method to de...

Journal: :The journal of contemporary dental practice 2006
Michaell A Huber Ronald H Holton Geza T Terezhalmy

Proper hand hygiene is acknowledged as the most critical element of an adequate infection control program in the oral healthcare setting. However, adherence to proper hand hygiene protocols is often lacking. Poor compliance with hand hygiene protocols has been attributed to such factors as lack of time, hand irritation, hand dryness, forgetfulness, skepticism over importance, understaffing, per...

2012
Sheldon Paul Stone Christopher Fuller Joan Savage Barry Cookson Andrew Hayward Ben Cooper Georgia Duckworth Susan Michie Miranda Murray Annette Jeanes J Roberts Louise Teare Andre Charlett

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the Cleanyourhands campaign on rates of hospital procurement of alcohol hand rub and soap, report trends in selected healthcare associated infections, and investigate the association between infections and procurement. DESIGN Prospective, ecological, interrupted time series study from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2008. SETTING 187 acute trusts in England and Wa...

2007
John M. Boyce

Even though alcohol-based hand disinfectants have been used for decades as a routine measure in Europe, in the USA until recently handwashing was the procedure of choice. Alcohol-based rub products were recommended only if no handwashing facility or running water was available. It was only during the late 80s and early 90s that the advantages of alcohol-based products began to elicit interest. ...

2009
A. Weinstein Andreas F. Widmer

Hand hygiene is one of the basic components of any infection control program and is frequently considered synonymous with hand washing. However, health care workers frequently do not wash their hands, and compliance rarely exceeds 40%. Hand rubbing with a waterless, alcohol-based rub-in cleanser is commonly used in many European countries instead of hand washing. Scientific evidence and ease of...

Journal: :Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2019

Journal: :BMC Infectious Diseases 2007
Axel Kramer Harald Below Nora Bieber Guenter Kampf Cyril D Toma Nils-Olaf Huebner Ojan Assadian

BACKGROUND Despite the increasing promotion of alcohol-based hand rubs and the worldwide use of ethanol-based hand rubs in hospitals only few studies have specifically addressed the issue of ethanol absorption when repeatedly applied to human skin. The aim of this study was to assess if ethanol absorption occurs during hygienic and surgical hand disinfection using three different alcohol-based ...

2015
VINAY KHANNA KRITI TILAK RUCHEE KHANNA CHIRANJAY MUKHOPADHYAY

Proper hand hygiene is the single most essential, simplest and economical means of reducing the prevalence of hospital acquired infections and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. The current study was conducted on fifty health care providers (including doctors, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and ward boys) who were inquired on their awareness and habit of handwashing. Samp...

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