Tag: Hygiene
More Americans Recognizing Importance of COVID-19 Safety Measures
Yet many Americans still believe they have little chance of catching the virus
Americans Detail Behavior Changes Amid COVID-19 Threat
Changes include improving hygiene, social distancing, stockpiling food
Hospital Infection Control Can Prevent COVID-19 Transmission
No nosocomial transmission of COVID-19 seen in Hong Kong hospital using infection control measures
Use of Powder in Genital Area Not Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Frequent versus never use, long-term versus never use not significantly associated with higher risk
Safety Practice Violations ID’d in Septic Arthritis Outbreak
Multiple breaches included inadequate hygiene, unsafe injection practices, poor cleaning, disinfection
National Hand Hygiene Initiative Successful in Australia
Overall hand hygiene compliance increased from 2009 to 2017; associated drop seen in HA-SAB incidence
Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
Hand Hygiene Compliance Low Among EMS Providers
Use of hand rub or hand wash seen in 3 percent before, 29 percent after patient encounters
Hand Hygiene Program Tied to Lower Nursing Home Mortality
Multifaceted program associated with lower mortality, antibiotic prescriptions over one year
Patient Involvement May Promote Hand Washing in the Hospital
More research needed on best way for patients to promote health care providers hand hygiene
