The global hand-sanitizing relay: promoting hand hygiene through innovation
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Impact of the first hand sanitizing relay world record on compliance with hand hygiene in a hospital.
Staff of a large hospital in Hong Kong attempted and set the first Guinness World Record for the most participants in a hand sanitizing relay in May 2014. After this event, average compliance with hand hygiene increased from 72% (95% CI, 70%-74%) in 2013 to 85% (95% CI, 83%-87%) in June-July 2014, and the conceptual understanding of good hand hygiene practices improved.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.003