BACKGROUND The use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions (ABHRSs) in health care settings has been associated with increased hand hygiene compliance and reduced rates of nosocomial infection. Deterioration in hand skin condition leads to impaired barrier function, changes in skin flora, and increased bacterial shedding. Thus, poor skin condition can increase the risk of infection. This study eval...

INTRODUCTION The proper hand hygiene is one of the foremost techniques to reduce Nosocomial infections. The hand hygiene is deemed as the simplest method for control of Nosocomial infections if it is done properly it may prevent from a lot of costs and fatalities. Due to constant relationship with patients, nurses play paramount role in proper execution of hand hygiene among clinical personnel....

OBJECTIVE To better understand hospital infection control practices in Ethiopia. DESIGN A cross-sectional evaluation of healthcare worker (HCW) knowledge, attitudes, and practices about hand hygiene and tuberculosis (TB) infection control measures. METHODS An anonymous 76-item questionnaire was administered to HCWs at 2 university hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Knowledge items were sco...

Objective: To verify the knowledge, Attitude and Practices of hand hygiene amongst healthcare personnel Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Study Design: A Cross-sectional study was carried among staff. Duration: September 2018-January 2019. Results: Overall, 600 doctors nurses were enrolled in our study, 300 each group. The mean knowledge score 16.1±2.25 while that 13.0±2.82. 13.6% found to possess good at...

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. We attempted to enhance compliance with hand hygiene by implementing education, training, and performance feedback. We measured nosocomial infections in parallel. METHODS We monitored the overall compliance with hand hygiene ...

INTRODUCTION Hand decontamination with alcohol-based antiseptic agents is considered the best practise to reduce healthcare associated infections. We present a new method to monitor hand hygiene, introduced in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Northern Italy, which estimates the mean number of daily hand decontamination procedures performed per patient. METHODS The total amount of isoprop...

Healthcare associated infections (HCAI) are huge problem all over the world, and 5-10% of all hospitalized patients will develop infection during hospitalization. From the times of I. P. Semelweiss we know that clean hands are the most important single factor that can decrease the number of HCAI. World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised this problem and developed Guidelines for hand hygie...

BACKGROUND Motivational interviewing (M.I.) is an option for modifying an individual's behavior. It is used as an educational method in recent years. The aim of our study was to indicate whether or not education, using lecture alone and lecture with M.I., would affect the performance of nursing personnel regarding their hand hygiene. If so, which of these two methods were most effective for thi...

BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection of multifactorial etiology and has a negative influence on cardiovascular surgery (CVS) outcomes. OBJECTIVES Determine the effect of toothbrushing plus 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in preventing VAP after CVS. METHODS In a quasi-experimental study, patients undergoing heart surgery were enrolled in a prot...

Center for Management of Occupational Injury and Disease, National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, ChaoYang University of Technology, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs and Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial H...