Background The rates of hand hygiene improvement and health care–associated infections
(HAIs) were evaluated after the introduction in 2004 of an infection surveillance and …

Improving hand hygiene from high to very high compliance has not been documented to
decrease healthcare-associated infections. We conducted longitudinal analyses during …

BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is a fundamental measure for the control of nosocomial
infection. However, sustained compliance with hand hygiene in health care workers is poor …

Hand washing is widely accepted as the cornerstone of infection control in the intensive care
unit (ICU). Nosocomial infections are frequently viewed as indicating poor compliance with …

A detailed survey of hand hygiene in 16 intensive care units (ICUs) in Yorkshire was
undertaken with the aim of following up the results of a national survey of infection control …

Objective. To identify factors associated with hand hygiene compliance during a multiyear
period of intervention. Design. Observational study. Setting. A 719-bed tertiary care teaching …

Objective. To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the International Nosocomial
Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multi-dimensional hand hygiene approach in 19 …

Background Hand hygiene is the most important measure to reduce health care-related
infections and colonization with multiresistant micro-organisms. We sought to determine the …

Aim Health care–associated infections along with antibiotic resistance are a leading risk for
patient safety in intensive care units. Hygienic hand disinfection is still regarded as the most …

We evaluated the impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
multidimensional approach to hand hygiene in 11 intensive care units in 4 cities in Argentina …