A large-scale assessment of hand hygiene quality and the effectiveness of the “WHO 6-steps”

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Authors

László Szilágyi · Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Tamás Haidegger · Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Ákos Lehotsky · Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Melinda Nagy · Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Erik-Artur Csonka · Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Sun Xiu-ying · National University Health System

Kooi Li Ooi

Abstract

Ongoing education and training has a vital role in improving hand hygiene compliance and technique of clinical staff. Identification of typical sites of failure can help to develop improved training.

Topics & Keywords

Infection Control in Healthcare Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Infection Control and Ventilation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 249-249

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-249

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